A mother on trial for the murder of her three young children tried to poison them the day before she eventually killed them, the opening of a trial in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin has heard., of Parson’s Court, Newcastle, Co Dublin, is charged with murdering her sons Conor McGinley and Darragh McGinley and her daughter Carla McGinley . She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Ms Morley had suffered a breakdown in July 2019 and spent four weeks in a psychiatric hospital. Her extended family were very involved in caring for Ms Morley and believed her mental health had improved. Ms Lawlor said the jury will hear from psychiatrists about the mental state of Ms Morley at the time of the killings. It is a “desperately sad case”, she said.
Ms Morley then went to Conor’s school and collected him early. They stopped at a Tesco store on the way home so Conor could buy a roll.
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