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A nanny accused of shaking a baby boy to death walked free from court today after a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to prove she killed him. Mr Justice David Clarke said he was 'greatly troubled' by the prosecution case against Linda Wise, 47, and ordered a jury to find her not guilty. The nanny, who has more than 25 years' experience in childcare, had always denied doing anything to harm three-month-old Isaac Rowlinson. She and Isaac's mother burst into tears at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday when the judge said - in the absence of a jury - that there was not enough evidence. Mr Clarke then brought the jury into court today to say the trial could not proceed, before declaring there were 'no winners in this case'. 'The loss to the parents of Isaac is incalculable and the defendant herself has been under a cloud of... [read full story]
