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Rex Martinich

Retrial for baby death accused doctor delayed by a year

A doctor charged over a homebirth-related death will have to wait another year for trial. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

The trial of a doctor accused of a baby's negligent manslaughter during a home birth could be delayed by a year due to jury misconduct, a judge has heard.

Robyn Mary James, 67, had pleaded not guilty after Vicki Butler died the day she gave birth at her Ipswich home west of Brisbane.

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