Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Psychiatrist denies murdering her teenage daughter

As reported in the Irish Independant

A jury of nine women and three men has been selected to hear the trial of a psychiatrist charged with murdering her teenage daughter.

Lynn Gibbs (46), a psychiatrist from Killure in Gowran, Co Kilkenny, is charged with murdering her 16-year-old daughter Ciara at Killure, in November 2006.

Mrs Gibbs denied the charge when she appeared at the Central Criminal Court at Dublin yesterday morning.

The court heard the trial will start today and turns on a single issue that will be determined by expert psychiatric evidence.

Brendan Grehan, for the Director of Public Prosecution, said the case is expected to take between one and one-and-a-half days.

Mrs Gibbs is represented by Patrick Gageby.

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