Sixty charges in Waterford abuse trial withdrawn
On week seven of the trial, the jury was told all but 22 of the 82 charges had been withdrawn. Defence counsel declined to call witnesses.
Prosecuting counsel Pauline Walley made her closing speech yesterday. Counsel for the two accused will close their case tomorrow. The father now faces nine counts of rape, nine counts of raping the boy with a poker, and one count of cruelty. The mother now faces two counts of sexual assault relating to allegations she had sex with the boy and one count of cruelty.
