Judge shocked that child was cross-examined for 6 days

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Jan 21, 2021
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Monday, 11 Jan 2021

A senior judge on the Court of Appeal has said he was shocked to discover that a 12-year-old boy who was repeatedly raped by his father had been cross-examined by a defence barrister for six days.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2021/0111/1189047-judge-shocked-that-child-was-cross-examined-for-6-days/

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Judge shocked that child was cross-examined for 6 days

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