Bail for assisted-suicide accused

A Tallaght woman who has been charged with assisting the suicide of another woman appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

Gail O’Rorke, aged 42, of Kilclare Gardens, had been sent forward from Dublin District Court on a charge that between Mar 10, 2011, and Jun 6, 2011, she aided, abetted, counselled or procured the suicide of Bernadette Forde.

She is believed to be the first person in the State to be prosecuted under Section 2 (2) of the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993.