Implications of judges’s decisions can have far-reaching consequences for those involved
Joanne Hayes
The 1984 case of the killing of an unidentified newborn is back in the news
Garda criticised over ‘scandalous waste of resources’ used to exhume baby’s remains
Officer leading review of case says exhumation was considered ‘absolutely necessary’
‘Baby John’ discovered with stab wounds on White Strand beach in Cahersiveen
State’s first forensic pathologist carried out postmortems in Kerry babies, Toscan du Plantier and Guerin cases
Hayes wrongly accused of murdering baby found on Kerry beach more than 35 years ago
Had the tribunal of inquiry taken gardaí to task properly, some subsequent scandals involving garda misconduct might have been avoided
Woman wrongly accused of murdering an infant 35 years ago and siblings are also seeking damages
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