Date set for sentencing in child neglect case

A sentence date has been set for a father convicted earlier this year of neglect and physical abuse of his children.

The 42-year-old man, who can not be named to protect the identity of the children, was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury last April, following a 13-day trial, of neglecting four of his children and three counts of assaulting each of his sons on dates between January and September 2007.