Mother of five convicted of child cruelty

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A mother of five was convicted of child cruelty after a seven-week trial, as reported on 24 May 2016.

The conviction concerned a general charge of allowing abuse by her partner to happen in their Waterford home. She was acquitted of sexual-assault charges, and the court remanded her in custody pending separate sentencing on 4 July 2016.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.