The decision to open a cold case review into the death of the Cahersiveen baby over 30 years ago is one of three such reviews started over the past 14 months into unsolved serious crimes in Co Kerry. Now following the apology by Acting Garda Commissioner Donall O Cualáin to Ms Hayes, Garda efforts have begun focussing in on how exactly the Cahersiveen baby, named Baby John, died. However, one Garda source was keen to stress that the review is being led by local detectives under Det Insp Brennan with the SCRT detectives assisting in a support role. According to the Kerry Babies Tribunal Report, the original investigation identified a number of suspects for the Cahersiveen baby’s death – but they were eliminated on further checking. But when gardaí called to her home, they found the girl had given birth to a baby girl who was living with the girl and her mother and the girl was then eliminated by gardaí from their inquiries.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2018 15:56 UTC