No jail despite neglect of dying Evelyn

A daughter who left her terminally ill mother isolated in a room, lying in a maggot-ridden bed of her own filth, has been given a suspended jail sentence along with her partner.

Eleanor Joel, aged 39, and Jonathan Costen, aged 41, received 240 hours of community service in the first case of unlawful killing by neglect.

Evelyn Joel, aged 59, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, was found seven years ago in the home the accused shared at 37 Cluain Dara, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. She subsequently died in Wexford General Hospital on Jan 7, 2006.