Mother weeps as Limerick court keeps dead son’s identification ban in place

Judge Carol Anne Coolican, presiding, explained that the “reporting restrictions are to remain in place under Section 252 of the Children’s Act”. File picture: iStock

A mother wept in Limerick District Court on Tuesday as she heard that a court order which prohibits the identification of her dead son, and two people charged in connection with his alleged murder, was in force.

The boy, aged four, was murdered by his father’s girlfriend, gardaí have alleged. Gardaí have charged the woman with the boy’s murder as well as with one count of child cruelty.