Wife of Console charity founder charged with fraudulent trading and money laundering

Patricia Kelly of Alexandra Manor, Clane, Co Kildare, is charged that between December 6, 2006, and May 31, 2015, she was knowingly a party to the carrying on of a business - Console Suicide Bereavement Counselling Ltd - for fraudulent purpose; namely the misuse of the company's property which was intended to be applied to the objectives of the company. Pic: Collins Courts

The widow of the late founder of suicide prevention charity Console has appeared in court charged with fraudulent trading and money laundering over a 10-year period.

The case of Patricia Kelly (aged 59) was mentioned briefly in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning.