"A three-year-old boy walked alone into a Cork shop after 9pm and informed the shocked shopkeeper that he was hungry - with his mother reporting him missing over half an hour after he had left home."
"The revelation came as a Cork District Court judge refused to accept jurisdiction in the case where the mother is facing a neglect charge under the Children's Act."
At around 9pm a three-year-old boy entered a Cork shop alone and told the startled shopkeeper that he was hungry. The shopkeeper reacted with shock to the unexpected arrival of the child. The mother reported the child missing more than half an hour after he had left home. The timing of the missing-person report and the child’s solo arrival were raised in court. A Cork District Court judge refused to accept jurisdiction in the matter. The mother faces a neglect charge under the Children's Act.
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