17/09/2012

Gardaí Waiting To Speak To Mother About 11-Year-Old's Death

Gardai are waiting to interview a mother after her 11-year-old daughter was found dead at her home in suspicious circumstances.

It is believed the interview is crucial to discovering how the little girl died.

Her mother’s partner discovered 11-year-old Emily Scully at the family home they shared.

The girls mother, 55-year-old Dr Bernadette Scully, a GP, was also discovered unconscious and is fighting for her life in intensive care.

Detectives are waiting for the results of a toxicology report to help establish how the girl died.

They think her mother likely has information which could explain what took place on Saturday night.

Detectives are not seeking to talk to anybody else at this stage of the investigation.

(H)


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