A young mother accused of child neglect left her baby alone in a west Dublin hotel room, in wet and dirty clothes and with a bottle propped up by a towel, a court has heard.
Gardaí were called and found the four-month-old in his buggy “abandoned” in the room while the mother (22) was allegedly out in an “intoxicated state”.
The case was adjourned after Blanchardstown District Court heard the woman has not yet decided how she intends to plead.
The accused is charged with wilfully neglecting, ill treating or abandoning her baby in an incident at the Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, under the Children Act.