A mother accused of allowing her toddler's death is to be granted bail, a High Court judge in Belfast has ruled.
But with Jade Dempsey (24), set to leave her home in Co Tyrone, she will not be released from custody until another approved address is located.
Mrs Justice Keegan also said Ms Dempsey can be temporarily let out to attend two-year-old Ali Jayden Doyle’s funeral if there is any delay in securing new accommodation.
The girl died in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries at a house in Dungannon earlier this month.
Ms Dempsey, whose address cannot be disclosed due to reporting restrictions, faces charges of perverting the course of justice and causing or allowing the death of a child.
Her partner, Darren Armstong (32), is accused of Ali's murder and perverting the course of justice.
Paramedics called to his home at Park Avenue, Dungannon on August 6th brought the toddler to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where she was pronounced dead.
A previous court heard Ms Dempsey initially told police she had gone to the address to return a bank card, leaving Ali and her one-year-old son with Mr Armstrong while she retraced her steps to look for a dropped child’s dummy.
She claimed that during the search, her partner phoned to say the girl had stopped breathing.
When she ran back to the house, the court was told, Mr Armstrong said Ali fell and struck her head against a fireplace after being hit with a toy by her younger brother.
According to the prosecution, Ms Dempsey lied at first about what happened on the day her daughter died. She then told detectives that she actually planned to travel to Belfast that day to buy a buggy, leaving her son and daughter with Mr Armstrong in breach of social services care arrangements.
But on her way to the bus station he informed her by phone that the girl was no longer breathing.
Originally from the Republic, Ms Dempsey’s application for bail had been on hold amid issues over the proposed address.
However, the court was told she has now decided to give up the tenancy on her current home.
Defence counsel Aileen Smyth said: “She will be formally declared homeless.”
With a number of organisations set to help in the search for accommodation elsewhere, prosecutors no longer opposed her release.
Granting bail in what she described as “a difficult and sensitive case”, Mrs Justice Keegan imposed strict conditions.
Ms Dempsey must abide by a curfew, electronic monitoring and is banned from any contact with Mr Armstrong.
“There will be no release on bail until an address approved by police is found,” the judge stressed. “If bail is not perfected, it’s agreed there would be a compassionate release for the funeral arrangements.”