A nurse who tried to help a father while his baby choked on a piece of tissue was not sure if he was following her instructions, a murder trial has heard. She told defence counsel Mícháel P O’Higgins SC that she advised Mr Tighe to do chest compressions and “whack” the baby’s back, but she was not sure if these instructions were being followed. Mr Tighe, of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his son Joshua Sussbier Tighe at his home on June 1st, 2013. Ms Watts worked at the WestDoc medical service in 2013 where Mr Tighe called saying that his baby was choking on a piece of tissue. She agreed with prosecution counsel Paul Murray SC that she told Mr Tighe to make a little fist and press at the bottom of the ribs into the sternum and up to make Joshua vomit.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2018 20:03 UTC