Girl left with permanent scar by bandage after birth
Abigail Byrne, her counsel John O’Mahony told the court, will have this “cross on her forehead for the rest of her life”. The scar, which is 10cm long and 1cm wide, Mr O’Mahony said, “mutilates Abigail’s striking natural beauty”.
Abigail Byrne’s mother, the court heard, was told the mark on her forehead would fade within a week but a public health nurse on a visit after the mother’s discharge from hospital said it looked permanent and told her to seek advice on it.
