Jury fails to reach verdict in baby case
Sandra Higgins, 34, of The Beeches, Drumgola Wood, Cavan town, Co Cavan, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the baby girl on March 28, 2012.
The trial had heard the baby had been fine that morning and during the day. But, around 5pm, Ms Higgins brought her to Cavan General Hospital where the girl presented with a brain bleed, detached retina, and fractured ribs. She continued to have seizures for five days.
