Anthony Kelleher, aged 44, was on trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on a charge of assaulting his wife Siobhán Kelleher, 39. Legal argument followed in the absence of the jury in what was the third time this case had come to trial. Alice Fawsitt, prosecution senior counsel, said that, in light of yesterday’s developments, the DPP wished to enter a nolle prosequi, meaning it wanted to withdraw the prosecution case. Ciarán O’Loughlin, for the defence, said his application was for a directed verdict of not guilty to bring finality to the case. Ambulance personnel met with a doctor en route to hospital and he attended to Mrs Kelleher on the ambulance journey.

Source: Irish Examiner June 13, 2018 00:00 UTC