8 YEARS FOR MOTHER IN CHILD CRUELTY CASE

Date Published: 14-Jul-2011

A 47-year-old woman has been jailed for eight years for eight sample charges of neglect and cruelty of her children over a seven year period.

The court heard the woman abused her children at various locations in Galway as well as a number of other places across the country.

What unfolded in court today was described by Judge Raymond Groarke as a “human tragedy” and a “monstrosity.”

The court heard how eight of the woman’s children – six girls and two boys – were beaten with hammers, frying pans, whips, sticks, vice grips and even her bare hands.

The abuse began in May 2002 and took place at various locations around the country until June 2009.