- Ruth Purcell Healy, 37, appeared at Waterford District Court on Tuesday
- She was charged with the homicide of Matthew Healy on February 8 or 9
A mom appeared earlier than Waterford District Court late final night time charged with the homicide of her six-year-old son.
Ruth Purcell Healy, 37, of Bishopsfield, Williamstown, Waterford metropolis, was introduced earlier than a particular sitting of the court docket, presided over by Judge Kevin Staunton, at round 9pm.
She was charged shortly after 6.35pm with the homicide of her son, Matthew Healy.
The schoolboy was discovered useless behind a automotive within the Rathmoylan space of Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, on February 9.
Frantic efforts have been made to save lots of his life, however paramedics have been unable to revive him. They took the six-year-old to University Hospital Waterford the place he was later pronounced useless.
Matthew Healy (pictured) was present in a automotive close to a seaside cove within the Rathmoylan space within the early hours of Friday.
A vigil for Matthew was held on the cathedral in Waterford and was led by Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (pictured)
In his proof, Detective Sergeant David Shore stated the accused was invited to answer to the cost put earlier than her, to which she replied: ‘No thanks.’
The accused has been remanded in custody in Limerick Prison till her subsequent court docket look, through videolink on Tuesday of subsequent week, February 20.
Judge Staunton directed {that a} psychiatric analysis happen, following a request from defence solicitor Ken Cunningham. In addition, he directed that the accused obtain any medical consideration deemed crucial.
An utility for High Court bail is predicted to be made throughout the subsequent 14 days.
Meanwhile, gardaí have urged the general public to not fall for scams providing live-streams of Matthew’s funeral. The ceremony is happening as we speak on the Church of the Immaculate Conception within the rural parish of Watergrasshill, Co. Cork.
Despite it being confirmed the funeral is not going to be broadcast on-line, fraudsters are trying to capitalise on final week’s tragedy by looking for bank card particulars to view the Mass on-line.
In an announcement, An Garda Síochána stated: ‘We are conscious of posts circulating on social media which promote the stay streaming of the funeral Mass of a just lately deceased boy as a result of happen within the parish of Watergrasshill and Glenville, Co. Cork. The submit features a hyperlink which customers are prompted to click on on so as to watch the Mass, and are then redirected to an internet web page that captures their private data. Please don’t interact with these posts.
Many folks attended the vigil for Matthew, together with emergency medical employees
‘Anyone who needs to look at a funeral Mass through stay stream are requested to please revert to the parish or diocese instantly.’
It’s not recognized how many individuals, if any, fell sufferer to the Mass-viewing rip-off however comparable makes an attempt to generate income from streaming funerals have prompted important concern in current months.
The Irish Daily Mail beforehand reported comparable scams that sought to use the funerals of Katie Graham, 19, Daryl Culbert, 21, and Michael Kelly, 25, who have been killed in a highway accident in Co. Carlow two weeks in the past.
Matthew’s heartbroken father James and his prolonged household will say their goodbyes as we speak. The chief celebrant for this afternoon’s service is Fr Christy Fitzgerald, who’s getting ready the funeral liturgy. Following this, a non-public service can be held at The Island Crematorium in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.
Matthew’s loss of life discover reads that he’s ‘sadly missed by his heartbroken dad James, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and prolonged household, neighbours and associates’. It expresses their want that the teenager will ‘fly with the angels’.
Matthew attended Faithlegg National School in Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford.
Park Rangers AFC, the soccer membership the place he performed with the under-seven squad, posted a tribute on-line, saying: ‘Our ideas are together with his family members at this unimaginably tough time.’