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    Jonathan Hunt reports from New York City

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Plus revelations about the nanny accused in a baby's death when I found out she was in the -- Night it was really concerns -- wouldn't leave her.

Watching my dog for an hour tonight what we've uncovered.

About this woman's past.

They hired -- -- to take care of their infant daughter instead investigators say that many attacked the little girl broker bones.

And on her first birthday hurt that baby so badly that days later.

The child died.

Now the nanny could face murder charges.

It's an investigation still developing in Cambridge mass the death earlier this month.

One of the -- neighbor says he'd had confrontations with her before and he always -- She was trouble.

Got to the -- -- I actually had thought about following her to work one day.

And finding out whose kids who is watching and I was gonna.

Tell the people that they should probably take about a look at who they have watching naked -- In hindsight I wish that I did that because if I did -- -- agreements will be alive.

As horrifying as this sort of crime is it's not unheard of in October police say -- -- here in New York City stabbed to death to children in the family's apartment.

And in Washington State a navy is facing first degree murder charges in the death of a one year old baby boy in 2011.

In this latest instance Massachusetts state police say they found a pillow and a blanket in the infant's -- both stained with blood.

And bloody baby wipes hidden in a diaper pail.

This week a judge ordered the -- held on half a million dollars bail she's pleading not guilty to assault and her lawyer says.

She had no role in the baby's death.

But investigators say that Manny was the only one with the child when the injuries occurred.

The only one watching a child who was completely helpless innocent.

And whose parents are now.

Heartbroken.

The Fox Report she's Jonathan Hunt and our -- -- tonight this -- has a history yes.

-- and a history of violent she was apparently involved in at least one bath fight.

Actually my copy Brady who's 34 years old also had -- -- previous assault charge against.

To restraining orders she was also in the United States illegally having overstayed the ninety day visa waiver program the way back.

In 2002.

But according to her attorney none of that has any relevance to the way she can full one year old -- Serbia listen.

She's very experienced she's never ever ever heard -- child -- -- -- that her child.

She would never her child.

Investigators clearly think otherwise and we are told that they all likely to upgrade the charge against this woman.

From assault to -- once they get the autopsy results completed -- -- the documents Jonathan so that the infants in this in injuries are consistent with what doctors call shaken baby syndrome.

Yes some of the injuries are consistent indeed wind -- -- that is what it sounds like the violent shaking it.

All the baby that causes severe or even fateful.

Had brain trauma now according to one study in there aren't many studies on this but this one cited by the CDC conducted by.

University of North Carolina extrapolated across the United States they say there -- probably something like thirteen hundred cases a year.

Resulting.

In something like.

300.

Deaths now if you look at child abuse deaths as a whole Department of Health and Human Services.

Says that in 2011.

That will more than 15100.

Deaths but his what's interesting.

More than three quarters of those deaths caused by the parents.

Only 2.3.

Percent.

Caused by a -- given that is perhaps why catches our attention so much -- in that it is pretty unusual and it is of course the worst thing.

That could happen to a parent you Entrust the lives of your children to a -- -- and that caregiver takes those lives and kept Jonathan -- live in the newsroom tonight.

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