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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2018-01-16

Jury discharged in child minder's third trial

A jury has been discharged at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the retrial of a Cavan childminder accused of causing serious harm to a baby. Sandra Higgins, aged 36, of Drumgola Wood, Cavan town, denies intentionally or recklessly causing...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2017-05-02

Juror's google search collapses retrial of childminder

A retrial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has collapsed following a juror's internet research into a witness in the case. The jury had retired to consider their verdict when a juror informed Judge Martin Nolan that the jury foreman had...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2015-06-25

Jury fail to reach verdict in childminder trial

A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a registered childminder charged with causing serious harm to a ten-month-old infant. Sandra Higgins, aged 34, of Cavan town, had pleaded not guilty to...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2015-06-23

Closing speeches in childminder trial

Closing speeches have been heard in the trial of a childminder charged with assaulting a baby at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Sandra Higgins, aged 34, of Cavan town, County Cavan, has pleaded not guilty to intentionally or recklessly...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report