Irish nanny 'may face murder charge'

An Irish nanny living in the US, who has been charged with violently assaulting a baby who later died, may yet face a murder charge, the district attorney’s office has said.

Aisling McCarthy Brady (aged 34) originally from Lavey in Co Cavan, later moving to Quincy, Massachusetts, is alleged to have been the sole carer for the girl on January 14 – her first birthday – when she suffered injuries “consistent with abusive head trauma”, authorities said.