Childminder says baby was not shaken

A childminder on trial for assaulting a 10-month-old baby told gardaí the baby was not shaken in her care.

Sandra Higgins, aged 34, also said she cared for the baby girl like she was one of her own children.

Ms Higgins, of The Beeches, Drumgola Wood, Cavan town, has pleaded not guilty to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the baby at her home on March 28, 2012.