ONE of the accused in his statement to investigating gardaí, told the trial into the death of Evelyn Joel, that “it was going to come to the point when I would kill myself or go mental”.

THE trial into the death of Evelyn Joel heard one of the accused told gardaí “he was sorry for what happened to Evelyn”.

THE death of Evelyn Joel was due to pneumonia while there was no evidence to support any claim of long-term starvation.

THE son of Evelyn Joel said he had seldom spoken to his mother in the months leading to her death.

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has been granted leave by the High Court to challenge an order made by a circuit court judge requiring it to hand over documents to be used in the manslaughter trial over the death of Co Wexford woman Evelyn Joel.

THE family of the woman whose emaciated body was removed from her daughter’s house a week before her death yesterday said they had been unaware of her condition.

Neglect and filth marked Evelyn Joel's passing, writes Catherine Shanahan.