Community in shock after Kerry babies arrests

 

Two people are being held on suspicion of murdering a newborn baby in County Kerry in the mid-1980s. The man in his 60s and woman in her 50s are being questioned at separate Garda Stations in the county. The body of the baby, who became known as ‘Baby John’, was found with multiple stab wounds on White Strand beach in Caherciveen almost 40 years ago. He is believed to have been five days old when he was killed. Gardaí have made numerous appeals in recent years – insisting there are still members of the public with important information regarding his death. A fresh investigation was opened at the beginning of 2018 following a Garda apology to Kerry woman Joanne Hayes, who had been wrongly accused of the murder. Ms Hayes was arrested and confessed to the baby’s murder but later withdrew it. Head to Newstalk.com for the full story.