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Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal against a mother's conviction for child cruelty and sexual offenses involving her young son, where the appellant challenged the sufficiency of the indictment's particularisation and the trial judge's refusal to direct an acquittal on the remaining counts, the court finding no error in the trial judge's decisions.
Court of Appeal - child cruelty - sexual exploitation - sexual assault - Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 - Criminal Law (Rape)(Amendment) Act 1990 - Children Act 2001 - Tusla - foster care - s. 16 interviews - An Garda Síochána - cross-examination - indictment - R v. Galbraith - The People (DPP) v. PO’C - Criminal Justice (Administration) Act 1924 - circumstantial evidence - jury direction - appeal dismissal - undue leniency application.
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