Kids taken from suicidal parents

A judge has granted a care order to the Child and Family Agency (CFA) in respect of two small children after hearing that both parents have recently tried to take their own lives.

At the Family Law court, Judge Patrick Durcan granted the care order for six months after hearing that one of the children — aged under one — sustained a fractured skull after he fell off a couch while in the care of his father.

At the outset of the case, Judge Durcan said he was concerned the couple did not have legal representation and the mother said: “I didn’t feel like we needed any.”