Boston nanny trial postponed

The trial of Cavan woman Aisling McCarthy Brady, charged with murdering a 12-month-old child in Boston, has been postponed due to a review of all medical reports.

The case of the Lavey-native was due to start next week. This delay means that Ms McCarthy Brady, who has been in jail in the US for more than two years following the death of Rehma Sabir in her care, may be eligible for bail next month.

A Massachusetts court heard yesterday evening that a review is now underway of all the medical reports. These same reports initially informed the state medical examiner's determination that Ms McCarthy Brady should be charged with murdering the infant at a Cambridge, Massachusetts apartment in January 2013. Ms McCarthy Brady has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In a half-hour pre-trial hearing held in Woburn, Massachusetts, Middlesex Superior Court Judge Maureen Hogan instructed State attorneys and those representing the local woman to return to court on Tuesday, May 5, the day before the trial had been scheduled to begin, to provide an update.

Asked if he thought the trial would go ahead as planned on May 6, Assistant District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald replied that it “doesn’t sound like it”. But he added that the  May 5 hearing “will decide” the matter.

Conditions under which bail has previously been refused to Ms McCarthy Brady will also be reviewed on May 5, a court official said.

One of those conditions would be whether Ms McCarthy Brady will be allowed to live freely in Massachusetts. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement told The Anglo-Celt previously if released, she may be subject to an immigration detainer and assume custody of her once she is released, due to the fact she was living illegally in the US at the time of her arrest in January 2013.