Trial of woman accused of manslaughter of newborn in Waterford hears from Garda dispatcher

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of manslaughter.

Waterford Court House. 

The trial of a young woman, accused of the manslaughter of her newborn baby girl after her body was discovered in a Caredoc bin, entered its second week before Waterford Circuit Criminal Court this morning.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty when arraigned last week to a charge of manslaughter in 2018 at Caredoc on the Cork road. She has also denied a charge of child neglect on the same date.