Child abuse trial adjourned to consider more charges

The sentencing of a man convicted of neglect and physical abuse of his children has been adjourned to allow a decision to be made by the Director of Public Prosecutions on whether he should be retried on three outstanding counts.

The 42-year-old man, who can not be named to protect the identity of the children, was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury last April, following a 13-day trial of neglecting four of his children and three counts of assaulting each of his sons on dates between January and September 2007.