Mother allegedly kicked child and picked her up by her hair, Cork court told

“The child was in a visibly distressed state and members of the public took the child from her," the court heard.

Cork District Court heard that members of the public became so concerned that they took the child from her mother until the gardaí arrived at the scene.

A 20-month-old girl was kicked in the back and picked up off the ground by her hair by her mother who was drinking a bottle of wine in a suburban park in Cork city.

These were the allegations in a case that came before Cork District Court today where it was claimed that members of the public became so concerned that they took the child from her mother until the gardaí arrived at the scene.