Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Aussie Nanny Charged in Kid's Death > LONDON (AP) -- An Australian nanny facing charges in > connection with the death of a 6-month-old girl pleaded > innocent Monday, while a pathologist testified the > child probably was killed by ``shaken baby syndrome.'' > > Louise Sullivan, 26, of New South Wales, appeared at > London's Clerkenwell Magistrate's court and was ordered > to reappear June 8. > > Miss Sullivan, who worked for Caroline Jongen's > parents, Dutchman Marcel Jongen and his French wife, > Muriel, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm. > > The charges have not been increased to unlawful killing > or manslaughter since Caroline's death April 17. The > baby died when her life-support machine was switched > off. > > On Thursday, the former live-in nanny was released from > custody on bail and ordered to surrender her passport. > > At an inquest in another London court, St. Pancras, a > pathologist said Monday it would be 4-6 weeks before he > could say for certain why the baby died. > > ``On initial examination, there was no evidence of any > marks of violence externally,'' said Dr. Freddy Patel. > ``There was evidence of hemorrhaging in the brain and > eyes -- a combination highly suggestive of shaken baby > syndrome.'' > > In 1997, a British au pair, Louise Woodward, was > convicted in Massachusetts of killing an 8-month-old > boy. A jury convicted her of second-degree murder, but > a judge reduced the verdict to manslaughter and > sentenced her to the 279 days she had already served. > Both sides have appealed. -- Two rules in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. 2. Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
