Woman denies murder of four-year-old boy but admits manslaughter

The accused, aged 32, and from the South-West of the country, cannot be identified due to an order made by the court

The judge told the jury the allegation is one of murder and that the deceased was aged four-and-a-half at the time of his death on March 16, 2021.

A woman who has pleaded guilty to killing a four-year-old boy but denies the child's murder, is to go on trial at the Central Criminal Court.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott on Tuesday swore in a jury of eight men and four women to hear the woman's trial, which is expected to last up to five weeks.