
A woman to blame
The Kerry babies case
Nell McCafferty
Joanne Hayes, at 24 years of age, concealed the birth and death of her baby in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1984. Subsequently she confessed to the murder, by stabbing, of another baby. All of the scientific evidence showed that she could not have had this second baby. The police nevertheless, insisted on charging her and, after the charges were dropp...
Recommendations
Dec 18, 2020
It’s hard to track down a physical copy but following today’s news about Joanne Hayes it’s well worth reading A Woman To Blame if you haven’t yet. One of the best books of reportage I’ve read. – source