Accused 'unaware' he was sleeping by baby's body

A former UN sanctions inspector and ex Irish Army Ranger, charged with the murder of an 18-month-old infant, seemed unaware that he was sleeping beside the dead baby's body, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Mr Hugh Reilly, a cousin of the accused, told the court that he, his wife and the child's parents, were screaming at the accused to wake up when they discovered the baby's body.