Mother pleads guilty to seven-year-old son's murder

A Kildare mother has today pleaded guilty to the murder of her young son at Greystones in June 2001.

When she was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court today Ruth Murphy of Alfac House, Newbridge Co Kildare pleaded guilty to the murder of seven-year-old Karl Murphy.

The child's body was found at North beach Greystones, Co Wicklow, on June 22, 2001, hours after his father had reported him missing from his Wicklow home.

Mr Justice Paul Carney told the court he will deal with the matter later today.