Gadai changed nappies and cooked dinner for children during alleged kidnap, trial hears

A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard how gardaí were obliged to prepare meals and change nappies for multiple children after their mother was allegedly abducted from her Longford home in November 2015. The woman alleged she was taken by her partner shortly after obtaining a barring order against him. A local sergeant testified that upon arrival at the property, gardaí encountered numerous distressed children with no adult supervision. The officer and his colleagues cared for the children until the woman's sister, whose phone battery had depleted, returned home. The accused, who is the father of the children, has pleaded not guilty to rape, false imprisonment, breaching the barring order, and producing an article, along with four counts of assault causing harm between 2011 and 2015. The complainant told the court she fled to safety during the alleged incident. The trial before Ms Justice Carmel Stewart and a jury continues.