CHESTER, England (Reuters) - The parents of Louise Woodward, the English nanny convicted of killing an American baby, told a British court on Wednesday they never stole from a trust fund set up for their daughter‘s appeal. Sue and Gary Woodward, who are separated, told Chester Magistrate‘s Court they were also innocent of charges of false accounting and fraudulently claiming almost 10,000 pounds ($16,080) in living expenses while in America for their daughter‘s trial. The court extended their unconditional bail terms and ordered them to return to court on October 13. Louise Woodward, now studying law at a London university, was convicted of the February 1997 murder of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen, but the judge reduced the verdict to manslaughter and sentenced her to „time served“ — 279 days. Massachusetts‘s highest court upheld the judge‘s ruling and, by June 1998, Woodward was free and back home in England. Several hundreds of thousands of dollars were raised for her defence. In January, Woodward settled a civil lawsuit brought by the infant‘s parents. The confidential settlement prohibits her from realising any personal gain.