December 02, 2005

Witness 'made up evidence to get back at former nun'

IRELAND
The Kerryman

The Court of Criminal Appeal has heard that a witness deliberately gave false evidence in the rape trial of Nora Wall because she "wanted to get back at" the former nun.

Ms Wall is currently seeking to have her case declared a miscarriage of justice.

The 56-year-old was sentenced to life in prison in 1999 after being convicted of helping a homeless man to rape a nine-year-old girl who was under her care 10 years previously.

The former administrator at St Michael's Child Care Centre in Cappoquin, Co Waterford, later had her conviction overturned due to errors in the trial and the fact that certain evidence had not been disclosed.

Posted by kshaw at December 2, 2005 08:47 AM