GP too sick to attend murder trial

A doctor charged with the murder of her three-year-old son was unable to attend court for a third time yesterday, on illness grounds.

GP Maha Al-Adheem, aged 42, was due to face her fourth scheduled appearance at Dublin District Court having been remanded in custody at her first hearing on July 13. She was too sick to be brought to court on two later dates.

Judge Alan Mitchell noted yesterday the case had been adjourned four weeks and he had been furnished with a certificate explaining why she could not be brought to court.