Manslaughter trial hears Offaly GP Bernadette Scully was 'devoted' to her daughter

A medical expert has told the trial of an Offaly GP accused of killing her severely disabled daughter that she was "devoted" to her.

A doctor charged with the manslaughter of her disabled daughter gave her child "100% plus" care but was finding it difficult to keep going, a leading consultant nurse told her trial today.

Offaly GP Bernadette Scully (aged 58), is charged with unlawfully killing her 11-year-old daughter Emily Barut, who was profoundly disabled, at their home at Emvale, Bachelor’s Walk, Tullamore. It’s alleged that she killed her by an act of gross negligence involving the administration of an excessive quantity of the sedative chloral hydrate on Saturday September 15, 2012.