The man, who testified by phone and whose voice was electronically altered to shield his identity, said he had medical qualifications but would not elaborate.

Frowning, he turned around to see a small woman wearing a cloak that completely shielded her identity from him.

Efforts to shield his identity continued yesterday.

Another version of the incident was offered by a government employee who testified Tuesday behind a curtain to shield his identity.

"He'd change his name first thing,' Dalkey said, "to shield his real identity.

But most news organizations have shielded her identity.

Though she and he were both identified in court, news organizations have shielded her family's identity.

She did her best to shield Phillipa's identity.

They also believe that any evidence of a literary career was falsified as part of the effort to shield the true author's identity.