(RTÉ) A couple whose convictions for the female genital mutilation of their one-year-old daughter … were overturned on appeal have been given a hearing date for their certificate of miscarriage of justice application.
In what was the first trial of its kind in Ireland, the man and woman were found guilty in 2019 but were released from prison two years later.
This morning, in court 16 at the Criminal Courts of Justice, President of the Court of Appeal Ms Justice Caroline Costello told the couple’s legal teams that the new hearing will take place on 22 and 23 January next year.
Ms Costello added she was allowing the requested two-day duration.
