The family of self-confessed child abuser Jacquelyn Fubler have spoken out about what they have called a ?miscarriage of justice?.

They claim, despite the fact that Fubler pleaded guilty to charges of causing grievous bodily harm to a 10-month-old baby, that she has been convicted by the media.

?Now that (she) has been tried and convicted through the media, can we be assured that justice has been served even though only one side of the story has been told,? the family wrote in a letter to the editor of.

?It is said that there are always two sides to every story, so what happened to hers.

?No one has even questioned the very fact that there is even another side to this story.?

Fubler, who owned and worked at the Noah?s Ark Day Care Centre, in Southampton, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Stephen Ebbin, on July 6, 2001.

The baby was in a coma after suffering severe head injuries and the experts predict that he will suffer from the effects of his injuries for the rest of his life. Fubler pleaded guilty to the offences two weeks ago.

In their letter, her family stressed that in no way, was anyone, including Mrs. Fubler, trying to lessen the severity of what has happened to the child.

?In fact, the matter is that Mrs. Fubler did all she could to help the family when this incident first took place, none of which was ever mentioned by the Ebbin family,? the letter said.

?As far as pleading guilty, Mrs. Fubler has never denied the accidental injury happened while Stephen was in her care.

?She did not purposefully harm Stephen in any way, she has taken full responsibility for what actually happened based on the facts not speculation.

?Simply taking legal advice on circumstantial evidence, finances and perceived judicial expediency does not admit guilt or contrary to Ms. Ebbin?s quote ?her lawyer convinced her to do the right thing? which Mrs. Fubler has done all along.?

The letter also said the nursery was a licensed establishment, contrary to statements from the Educational Department.

It continued: ?What happened to the right to a fair and impartial trial?

?How about the facts, none of which were even considered here, Mrs. Fubler has only been portrayed as guilty until proven otherwise.

?It is hard to prove one?s innocence or even establish a reasonable doubt of one?s guilt when the court system fails to weigh all the evidence.?

And: ?Do you ever remember hearing publicly about this incident when it actually took place?

?If not, ask yourself why? Why is it now that the Ebbin family are crying child abuser, a name, when now heard conjures up the mere image of Mrs. Fubler since being plastered in black and white for the public themselves to condemn and convict.

?Why is it that Ms Ebbin?s public outrage of this so-called, alleged child abuser was never expressed at the time the incident took place??

The letter also pointed out that initially Fubler tried to defend herself in court, and never received a full hearing.

?The Ebbin family has petitioned the Attorney General to intervene in this case,? it said. ?However, this request, I hope, of the AG to intervene, ensures that both sides get a fair hearing, so that justice would not only ?appear? to be done but would genuinely be done.?

The family said it has been ripped apart by the events and that the public should not forget that her children have been left without a mother and her husband without a wife.