Victim statements face new curbs

JUDGES sitting in murder, manslaughter and sex cases could curtail what victims or their families can tell the courts about their ordeals.

The likely move comes after grieving mother Majella Holohan used her victim impact statement, last week, to make fresh allegations against the killer of her 11-year-old son Robert.

This week, two high court judges - including Mr Justice Paul Carney, the judge in the Holohan case - issued warnings about what can be related in victim impact statements.