A six-year-old girl told a specialist Garda interviewer that her father regularly choked her. At Ennis Circuit Court, a jury heard the girl say her father "always does that to me when he gets mad”. The jury watched a video recording of the specialist Garda interview of the girl where she said that her father also slapped her on her ear and eye. The girl stated: "He always hits me.”She stated that she was hurt and sore. Asked how long did it last by the specialist Garda interviewer, the girl said “two minutes”.

Source: Irish Independent July 12, 2021 18:33 UTC