World | Posted on Jul 06, 2011 at 01:02am IST

US woman not guilty of murdering infant daughter

Reuters

Orlando: A Florida jury on Tuesday found Casey Anthony not guilty of murder in the June 16, 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Jurors deliberated nearly 11 hours over two days, taking nearly six hours on Monday with no break for the US Independence Day holiday, before reaching the verdict.

The defense had argued that Caylee died in an accidental drowning. Prosecutors had been expected to seek the death penalty if Casey had been found guilty of first-degree murder.

US woman not guilty of murdering infant daughter

Casey, 25, who has been in jail for almost three years as she awaited and then stood trial, chose not to testify on her own behalf.

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