Cork woman accused of murdering Santina Cawley said she comforted crying child

Memos of interviews the accused gave to gardaí were read to the court

Santina Cawley. File picture

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The Cork woman who denies murdering two-year-old Santina Cawley told investigating gardaí she comforted the child when she cried hysterically but woke to be asked by her then partner: “What did you do to my child?” Karen Harrington, 38, of Lakelands Crescent, Mahon, Cork, denies the murder of Santina Cawley at Elderwood Park, Boreenamanna Road, on July 5, 2019.