Waterford woman jailed for manslaughter of newborn daughter found dead in hospital bin

The defendant is suffering from depression and post traumatic symptoms following the birth

The judge suspended the final three years of her sentence for a period three years on several conditions, leaving her three months to serve in prison. File picture

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Waterford Circuit Court Judge Eugene O’Kelly, in imposing a three-month sentence, said a baby found dead in a Caredoc bin, was neglected, and left to die by the one and only person who knew of her birth – her mother.