This is a forensic case report of a premature male baby who died at the age of 11 months. He was delivered from his 39-year-old mother by secondary Caesarean section, because of an arm presentation. The baby developed a severe cerebral disease with "saalam" fits (West's syndrome), stiffness of the limbs, and frequent crying. The disease was thought to be a consequence of intrapartum asphyxia. The mother brought a lawsuit against the obstetrician. However, the neuropathological examination revealed as the cause, a globoid cell leucodystrophy.