Ireland Crime

Reports that media coverage led an Australia-based Irish-born forensic psychiatrist to offer to assess the accused. Gives a timetable for the assessment and report, and says the matter will be listed for mention on 25 February. Also records the judge's criticism of the State's failure to secure psychiatric assessments.

Court report on delays in the murder trial: no consultant forensic psychiatrist in Ireland was available to prepare a report for the prosecution, and the judge said the State's failure was completely unacceptable.

Judge Paul McDermott calls the State's failure to facilitate forensic psychiatric assessments 'completely unacceptable'; the prosecution has been unable to get a consultant forensic psychiatrist report, and the case is listed for mention on 3 December.

Reports the accused's court appearance at Waterford District Court, where she was remanded in custody for the Central Criminal Court. It also notes an earlier video-link appearance and that she is receiving treatment at the Central Mental Hospital.

Reports the book of evidence presentation at Waterford District Court on 20 June 2024, the return for trial, the remand in custody, an alibi warning and a Section 56 order. It also records that a bail application may be made later, as the accused is receiving treatment at the Central Mental Hospital.

Court report on the remand of Ruth Purcell Healy, charged with murdering her son Matthew Healy. Adds the remand in custody at Waterford District Court, the solicitor's account that she was medically unwell, and the next date of appearance. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

No existing case matched. Reports the accused's charge at Waterford District Court, the discovery of the child in a car at Rathmoylan Cove, and her further remand with a return date of March 5th.

Reports the accused could not appear by video link from Limerick Prison on 20 February 2024. She was remanded in custody to 5 March for preparation of a book of evidence, with a possible High Court bail application to follow. Matches the existing record of the same case by the charge, names, location and court stage.

Adds the arrest and charge times, the court appearance on Tuesday night, the remand to Limerick Prison, the psychiatric evaluation direction and the expected High Court bail application. The article does not state the date of the killing, only that the body was found on February 9.

Adds the arrest and charge details, the special sitting of Waterford District Court on 13 February, her reply to the charge, the remand to Limerick Prison, the psychiatric evaluation order and the expected High Court bail application.

Reports that gardaí charged the woman, who was arrested near Dunmore East and had been under medical supervision. She was due before a special sitting of Waterford District Court that evening. The article says she was the first to raise the alarm and is understood to know the boy.

Adds the arrest and charge times, the first court appearance at Waterford District Court on 13 February 2024, the remand to Limerick Prison, the psychiatric evaluation order, the discovery of the boy in a car at Dunmore East, and the expected High Court bail application.

Article body is unrendered template code; the headline reports that the woman was charged with murdering her six-year-old son in Waterford.

Reports the charge and first court appearance before a special sitting of Waterford District Court on 13 February 2024, the arrest, the remand in custody, and the psychiatric evaluation order.

The article body is empty; only the headline gives details. It adds that a woman in her 30s is due in court over the death of Matthew Healy, 6, in Waterford.

Reports that gardaí have begun questioning the woman arrested at the scene, who was released from hospital and is detained under Section 4. The article gives no charge, and says she was initially arrested and her detention was suspended.

Adds that the arrested woman was questioned for the first time, that interviews were paused for rest, that the 24-hour detention limit applies, and details of the investigation, the car and the cause suspected. No charge is reported in this article.

Adds that the woman was arrested at the scene under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, that she needed medical attention over the weekend so had not yet been questioned, that suffocation is suspected, that the postmortem was inconclusive, and that a search of a Waterford-area property was carried out.

Reports that the arrested woman, in her late 30s, had not yet been interviewed because of medical treatment; that she was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984; that a postmortem was inconclusive but suspected suffocation; and that a homicide inquiry has been opened.

Early report of the discovery and arrest, before any charge. It adds that the boy was taken to Waterford University Hospital and later died, that the car was found at the end of a laneway on the beach, that the scene is being preserved, and that toxicology results are awaited. The article does not name either person and does not give the incident date.

Official garda.ie press release with no names. Matched to existing case 6503 on the same death of a six-year-old boy in Co Waterford and a woman charged. Adds the Dunmore East location, the charge, and the court appearance on 13 February 2024.

First report of the incident. It gives the location, time, the arrest of a woman in her late 30s and the post-mortem arrangements. It does not state a cause of death.

First report. Gives the arrest of a woman in her late 30s and the boy's age. The article does not state a cause of death, and the post-mortem results will determine the course of the investigation.