Cork child, 3, walked alone to shop at night and told shopkeeper he was hungry, neglect case told

The judge was told that the child is now living with his father

As the matter was being outlined at Cork District Court the woman spoke up a number of times but was told by the judge and by her solicitor Eddie Burke that she should not speak at this stage in the proceedings. File picture: Larry Cummins

A three-year-old child walked alone to a grocery shop at 9.40pm at night and told the shopkeeper he was hungry.

This scenario was described at an in-camera hearing of Cork District Court where a 39-year-old woman was charged with neglect in respect of the child.