Trial outcome hangs on medical evidence

After two years in jail, the Irish nanny charged with first degree murder of a child has been released on bail. John Breslin analyses what this means

AISLING Brady McCarthy is charged with first degree murder, intentionally and brutally shaking a one year old baby so hard that it led directly to her death.

Ms Brady McCarthy has spent the last more than two years in jail near Boston, Massachusetts, on a bail bond she and her family could not afford. This week she was released, on lower bail and with conditions.