Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Trial date set for psychiatrist accused of killing daughter

As seen in this report from the Irish Independent

The trial of a psychiatrist charged with the murder of her teenage daughter will begin in February of next year.

Lynn Gibbs (46), from Killure, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, is due to appear at the Central Criminal Court from February 11.

She is charged with the murder of her daughter, Ciara Gibbs, at the family home some time between 11pm on November 25 and 10am on November 26, 2006.

Dr Gibbs was found in a collapsed state in the house by her husband Gerard and young son Gearoid on their return home on the morning of Sunday, November 26, after an overnight trip to Co Tipperary.

Ciara's body was found in the bath in the house, and a post-mortem later revealed she had died from drowning. Dr Gibbs, who is a locum psychiatrist with Carlow-Kilkenny mental-health services, has undergone psychiatric treatment since Ciara's death. She is currently a patient at the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin.

Hundreds attended the 16-year-old's funeral. Ciara was a popular fourth-year transition student at Loreto secondary school in Kilkenny city.

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