“Killer Nanny” Louise Woodward has been seen out doing her food shopping 25 years after being accused of violently shaking a baby to death. The Brit Au Pair was initially found guilty of the second-degree murder of baby Matthew Eappenn and was sentenced to life in prison in 1997 - but her conviction was overturned by Judge Hiller Zobel. The shock ruling downgraded the verdict to involuntary manslaughter and saw teenage Woodward freed after spending 289 days behind bars on charges related to Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Now, 25 years on, a new Channel 4 documentary, “The Killer Nanny: Did She Do It?,” has examined what happened on that fateful day in 1997 and what evidence the jury used to originally convict Woodward of murder.Īnd wearing a coat and cropped leggings, Louise, once dubbed the “killer nanny” was also spotted walking to her car after collecting shopping this week. Now aged 43, she teaches dance classes and mingles with fellow mums on the school run, reports The Mirror. Louise Woodward was found guilty of second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison in 1997, but had her conviction overturned. Louise Woodward was a normal teen from Elton, Cheshire, at 18 years old when she flew 3,100 miles to work for an au pair for an agency in Boston, Massachusetts after she finished her A-levels in 1996.Įveryone knows her past but she’s just another mum to us.” One neighbor said: “She’s lived here for years. She was placed with a family but reportedly was “unhappy” with the 11 pm “curfew” they had enforced on her and left. Louise Woodward was initially found guilty of the second-degree murder of baby Matthew Eappen. ![]() Soon after she was hired by Sunil and Deborah Eappen, both 30-year-old doctors, to take care of their young son Matthew, in November. ![]() On February 4, Woodward called an ambulance to their home after 8-month-old Matthew stopped breathing. He was rushed to Boston Children’s Hospital and put on a life support machine. Louise was dubbed the “killer nanny” after the tragedy. ASSOCIATED PRESSĪs he lay in a coma, the young teen was arrested on suspicion of child abuse.īut when Matthew died of a brain hemorrhage five days later, the charges were upped to murder. In the early 80s, Marrian had small roles in "The World Is Full of Married Men" and "History of the World: Part I" with Mel Brooks and an uncredited role in "Monty Python's Flying Circus." Her last role was as a bit player in "The Cut-Price Comedy Show.In 1997, the trial divided opinion across the Atlantic with many in the US convinced Woodward shook little Matthew to death. She was also briefly engaged to the music promoter Rod MacSween. Marrian had a long-term relationship with an actor Alan Tucker of "Doctor Who" fame that ultimately ended with a restraining order reported on in the British tabloids. Her later roles included the TV series "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em," "The Hot Girls," "The Man Who Couldn't Get Enough" and "Can I Keep It Up for a Week?" She was reportedly a bit player on "The Benny Hill Show," possibly playing one of the two chamber maids at the end of the " Victorian Scandals" sketch on Febru(and possibly the uncredited reporter in Grand Wheelchair Rally), but this is unconfirmed. She later changed her name to Stefanie Marrian, using her mother's name and appearing regularly as the girl from 1973 to 1978.Īppearing as a glamour model throughout the 1970s in magazines, papers and calendars world-wide, Marrian was also a member of a short-lived pop group called "Page Three" along with two other Page Three models, Gillian Duxbury and Mona Solomons. Her film appearances include the films "The Crimson Cult" and "The Man Who Couldn't Get Enough." She was also a recurring cast member on "The Cut Price Comedy Show."īorn Stefanie Kahn on Octoin Singapore to an Indian father and an English mother, she started acting and modeling in her early Twenties, getting bit parts in the movie "The Crimson Cult" in 1968, the TV series "Callan" in 19 mini-series "The Shadow of the Tower." At 22, she became the first model for the The Sun newspaper, appearing on Novemas Stephanie Rahn, a typo by a sub editor who misread her name. Stephanie Marrian is a British model, pop star and actress best known as the first model in The Sun newspaper in England.
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