Garda gives evidence at child murder trial

A former soldier charged with murdering an 18-month-old infant appeared drunk when gardai arrived at the scene on the morning of the killing, a murder trial jury heard.

Garda Liam Hogan told the Central Criminal Court that he responded to an emergency call about an incident at a house in Jobstown, Tallaght, Co Dublin, on the morning of June 5, 2000.