Woman ‘not responsible’ for actions in assault

A consultant psychiatrist told a court yesterday that a woman was not responsible for her actions when she assaulted a Filipino nurse in a hospital carpark.

At Ennis District Court yesterday, Siobhan Downes, aged 35, of Childers Rd, Ennis, pleaded not guilty to a lunchtime assault of Maria Soledad Lubo on November 29 last in the carpark of Ennis General Hospital.

Yesterday’s court appearance by Ms Downes was the latest concerning her failure to deal with the breakdown of a relationship with an ex-boyfriend that has also resulted in a number of admissions to the acute psychiatric unit in Ennis.