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Originally Posted by Kit
Am I reading this right? The nurse to the Prince of Wales was the murderer?
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She had been a nurse to Prince of Wales, but had been dismissed before the murders.
Mary Ann Brough's trial was very long, but ultimately she was acquitted of murder and consigned to an asylum, where she died 7 years later.
"Given her history of a stroke following childbirth, nasal hemorrhages and ongoing headaches, Winslow argued that Brough had committed her crime while temporarily insane. Her mental stability, never strong, had collapsed under the onslaught of several stressful incidents. In the weeks leading up to the murders, the Brough children had taken it in turns to succumb to measles. Several neighbors testified that Mary Ann had spent sleepless nights caring for her sick children."
The whole, rather long story, is here:
http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/ma...UFbRgH0HQiewW4