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Mother facing sex abuse and child neglect charges found unfit to be tried
Summary
A 50‑year‑old Dublin mother faced 61 charges for neglecting and abusing her two youngest children, including one sexual offence, three reckless endangerment counts and 57 neglect counts from 2002 to 2010. The children, aged seven and ten when removed from her care in December 2010, have had no contact with her since. The court found her unfit to be tried. Two psychiatrists assessed her: Dr John Hillery noted her difficulty with attention, comprehension and lack of understanding of the charges, while Dr Brenda Wright concluded her intellectual disability made her unable to instruct a legal team or challenge evidence. Judge Cormac Quinn accepted the reports, adjourned the case for 12 months to July 15, 2020, and ordered monitoring of her community support for her disability.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mother facing sex abuse and child neglect charges found unfit to be tried. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- December 2010 Other
- July 15, 2020 Adjournment
- 2002 to 2010 Incident
- 2019-07-15 Publication
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