Judge hands life sentence to mother who killed son

A 42-year-old mother with a chronic alcohol problem today pleaded guilty to the murder of her young son at Greystones, Co Wicklow in June 2001.

When she was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court 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, John, had reported him missing.