‘My mother killed my dad’: Daughter breaks silence after years of abuse in Dublin home

Ellie Ryan speaks out after her mother is jailed for the manslaughter of her father, revealing years of hidden domestic violence and calling for legal reform

Eliska “Ellie” Ryan began preparing for her victim impact statement as her father lay dying in a hospital bed after being attacked by his partner, her mother.

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