GP gave disabled daughter toxic dose of sedative, trial told
The Central Criminal Court jury was hearing the opening speech in the trial of 58-year-old Bernadette Scully.
Ms Scully is charged with unlawfully killing Emily Barut at their home at Emvale, Bachelor’s Walk, Tullamore. It is alleged that she killed her by an act of gross negligence involving the administration of an excessive quantity of chloral hydrate on September 15, 2012. She has pleaded not guilty and went on trial yesterday morning.
