The Dalkey Baby Case

Brendan Jabbers

Does anyone ever know where the Dalkey Baby case ended up? For those unfamiliar, and I'll give the merest details of a horrible story, a few years ago an adult woman reported to the authorities that a new-born baby found murdered in 1973 in Dun Laoghaire was hers, that she had given birth to it when she was aged 11, and that the baby had been fathered by her OWN father who had been abusing her over an extended period as a child in Dalkey. She went on to accuse other people, including authority figures, of having been involved in sexually abusing her (these allegations coming after she had had regression therapy in the UK and "remembered" certain events - the parentheses not intended to cast doubt on her account as I am in no position to judge either way)

The internet trail seems to stop around 2006, when other members of the woman's family were attempting to have an inquest verdict overturned - the court having ruled that the baby had, indeed, been hers. The family claimed that the Coroner had been biased and had witheld inconsistent evidence from the woman.

I can't find anything after that, even the result of the famly's legal action. Does anyone have any more up-to-date knowledge?

WayneScott

Brendan Jabbers wrote: »

Does anyone ever know where the Dalkey Baby case ended up? For those unfamiliar, and I'll give the merest details of a horrible story, a few years ago an adult woman reported to the authorities that a new-born baby found murdered in 1973 in Dun Laoghaire was hers, that she had given birth to it when she was aged 11, and that the baby had been fathered by her OWN father who had been abusing her over an extended period as a child in Dalkey. She went on to accuse other people, including authority figures, of having been involved in sexually abusing her (these allegations coming after she had had regression therapy in the UK and "remembered" certain events - the parentheses not intended to cast doubt on her account as I am in no position to judge either way)

The internet trail seems to stop around 2006, when other members of the woman's family were attempting to have an inquest verdict overturned - the court having ruled that the baby had, indeed, been hers. The family claimed that the Coroner had been biased and had witheld inconsistent evidence from the woman.

I can't find anything after that, even the result of the famly's legal action. Does anyone have any more up-to-date knowledge?

is there a book about it or is that a different case

eviltwin

Brendan Jabbers wrote: »

Does anyone ever know where the Dalkey Baby case ended up? For those unfamiliar, and I'll give the merest details of a horrible story, a few years ago an adult woman reported to the authorities that a new-born baby found murdered in 1973 in Dun Laoghaire was hers, that she had given birth to it when she was aged 11, and that the baby had been fathered by her OWN father who had been abusing her over an extended period as a child in Dalkey. She went on to accuse other people, including authority figures, of having been involved in sexually abusing her (these allegations coming after she had had regression therapy in the UK and "remembered" certain events - the parentheses not intended to cast doubt on her account as I am in no position to judge either way)

The internet trail seems to stop around 2006, when other members of the woman's family were attempting to have an inquest verdict overturned - the court having ruled that the baby had, indeed, been hers. The family claimed that the Coroner had been biased and had witheld inconsistent evidence from the woman.

I can't find anything after that, even the result of the famly's legal action. Does anyone have any more up-to-date knowledge?

There is a book about it called Living With Evil written by the daughter Cynthia Owen. And I think YouTube have a few interviews she did around the time the book came out.

WayneScott

Brendan Jabbers wrote: »

Does anyone ever know where the Dalkey Baby case ended up? For those unfamiliar, and I'll give the merest details of a horrible story, a few years ago an adult woman reported to the authorities that a new-born baby found murdered in 1973 in Dun Laoghaire was hers, that she had given birth to it when she was aged 11, and that the baby had been fathered by her OWN father who had been abusing her over an extended period as a child in Dalkey. She went on to accuse other people, including authority figures, of having been involved in sexually abusing her (these allegations coming after she had had regression therapy in the UK and "remembered" certain events - the parentheses not intended to cast doubt on her account as I am in no position to judge either way)

The internet trail seems to stop around 2006, when other members of the woman's family were attempting to have an inquest verdict overturned - the court having ruled that the baby had, indeed, been hers. The family claimed that the Coroner had been biased and had witheld inconsistent evidence from the woman.

I can't find anything after that, even the result of the famly's legal action. Does anyone have any more up-to-date knowledge?

is this a book about it or is that a different case?

I have that book a long time but never read it so cannot say whats in it

Brendan Jabbers

I did see that book was available, but I have also read the lady's blog and she doesn't seem to make any mention of what happened after the inquest. At the time she seemed to see the inquest verdict as a breakthrough but then doesn't really fill in what happened subsequently. The blog mainly seems to be about her campaign for what she sees as justice, and rallying people to the cause. There are complaints about letters and emails not being responded to by politicians and about Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice and Defence, who seemed to support her cause for years until he got into power then abruptly cut her off.
I'd like to hear the other side of the story - just WHY everyone is keeping her at arm's length, and what enquiries have been made into these serious accusations. That some local bottom-rung Gardai involved a paedophile ring would be protected by a conspiracy that goes all the way to the Dáil seems a little far-fetched. In what I HAVE read there are suggestions that the regression therapy the lady underwent is hocus-pocus and discredited, that it "suggests" memories rather than uncovering them, and all of her "memories" of the murdered baby were in the public domain anyway. There are also allegations about her mental state, which she denies.
As I said, I do not judge, I would just like to hear the whole story.