Judge ‘heartbroken’ at mother’s neglect of daughter
Judge Patrick McCartan jailed the Lithuanian mother for two years after he heard how her alcohol addiction led to her neglecting her nine-year-old daughter, including leaving her at home alone for four days.
The 53-year-old woman, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s anonymity, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal court to child cruelty between October 10, 2012, and December 13, 2012.
