EWING, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A suspended New Jersey police officer charged in the death of his three-month-old daughter will remain jailed until his murder trial, but his wife has been released until her child endangerment case is heard.
A judge issued the rulings Tuesday during a detention hearing for 31-year-old Daniel Bannister and his 29-year-old wife, Catherine. That came after Mercer County prosecutors had argued both should be detained.
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Emergency responders were called to the Bannisters' Ewing home Dec. 5 and found 3-month-old Hailey not breathing and in cardiac arrest.
Medical personnel said she had a fractured skull and ribs, and she died Dec. 11.
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Prosecutors allege that the injuries "indicated an ongoing pattern of abuse."
Lawyers for the couple have maintained their innocence and said others could be responsible for the child's injuries.