Stepmother accused of murdering boy (4) told gardai she 'snapped' and was 'shaking him and screaming at him to behave' before he fell, court hears

"Woman has admitted the manslaughter of the boy, who was partner's child, but denies murder Boy was "kept out of sight" of family members for days because of "obvious bruising", court told The accused told gardaí the boy was a "bold, cheeky child" who would be put on the bold step, barrister says When grounded, she said the boy was not allowed to leave his room and had to sit on the floor, jury hears"

"A four-year-old boy was "kept out of sight" from his family to hide bruising on his face following a series of assaults before he died having been shaken by his step-mother, a barrister has told a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court. In her opening speech today, Anne Rowland SC for the Director of Public Prosecutions said that the accused, a woman in her 30s from the southwest"

A four-year-old boy suffered repeated assaults that left obvious bruising and was kept out of sight from family members. The boy died after being shaken by his step-mother, and the case is before the Central Criminal Court. The accused, a woman in her 30s from the southwest, told gardaí the child was a "bold, cheeky child" who was often grounded. When grounded, the child was not allowed to leave his room and had to sit on the floor. The accused has admitted manslaughter but denies murder.

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