Casey Anthony escaped the death penalty after she was today cleared of the brutal murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee.
The 25-year-old mother was found not guilty of drugging her young daughter, suffocating her and dumping her body in overgrown woodland after a sensational six-week trial, which has seen a family torn about by accusations of rape and incest.
The jury – five men and seven women – read out their guilty verdict in court in Orlando, Florida.