GP gave disabled daughter toxic dose of sedative, trial told

A manslaughter trial has been told that an Offaly GP gave her 11-year-old, disabled daughter a toxic level of a sedative before taking an overdose herself.

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.