Wrongful death suit against Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Aisling Brady McCarthy by the parents of Rehma Sabir, the one-year-old girl the Irish nanny was accused of killing.

Sameer Sabir and Nada Siddiqui claim in the lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court in Massachusetts the baby died due to Brady McCarthy’s “negligent, malicious, willful, wonton, reckless and/or grossly negligent acts.” The first degree murder case against Brady McCarthy collapsed last August after the prosecutors admitted the evidence against her, particularly relating to medical examinations, was flawed. She spent more than two years in jail following the January 2013 death of Rehma.

The Cavan woman, who was in the US illegally, immediately returned home. In an interview last month, she raised the possibility of suing prosecutors and the doctor who claimed Rehma died from blunt force head trauma after being violently shaken.

Rehma’s parents told the Boston Globe newspaper their main motivation in filing their lawsuit is to make sure Brady McCarthy does not make money off the child’s death. They said this was only legal way to do so.

“Sameer and I want to emphasise that our purpose in filing this suit is to prevent Aisling McCarthy from profiting from our daughter’s death,” Siddiqui said.