Kerry babies case re-examined in new episode of RTÉ documentary series 

The final episode of Crimes & Confessions tells the story of Joanne Hayes and her family's treatment by gardaí
Kerry babies case re-examined in new episode of RTÉ documentary series 

Joanne Hayes with members of her family arriving for the hearing at the Kerry Babies Tribunal in 1985. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Kerry Babies Case will be re-examined as part of an RTÉ documentary this Monday.

The third and final episode of Crimes & Confessions will look at the infamous case which saw single mother Joanne Hayes wrongly accused of the heinous crime of killing her own baby. The then 25-year-old was accused after a newborn baby was found after washing up on White Strand near Cahirciveen, Co Kerry in April 1984.

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