Munster rape trial: Child may not have been getting enough food

The trial also heard a family support worker who worked with the family say that the mother appeared to have a “fundamental inability” to meet her children's needs.

The six family members, who can't be named for legal reasons, are accused of abusing three children between 2014 and 2016. File photo

One of the children in an alleged abuse case was at the 0.4th percentile for weight, indicating he may not have been receiving adequate food intake, a trial of six people has heard.

A GP who was assigned to the family of five children by Tusla in 2015 carried out weight and height checks on them on a monthly basis, the Central Criminal Court trial heard today.