Video footage recorded on cameras worn by PSNI officers who attended the scene of a child's dying has been performed to a jury.
The closely pixilated footage was performed at Belfast Crown Court docket, the place a 30-year-old girl is standing trial accused of the homicide of her eight-week previous son and the tried homicide of her daughter.
Simply earlier than the movies have been performed, Choose Donna McColgan KC addressed the jury and warned the six males and 6 girls that they could discover the recordings "harrowing and tough”.
The footage was recorded at 8.14pm on Tuesday July 27 final 12 months by officers who responded to 999 calls concerning a lady who had threatened to kill her kids and herself.
Within the footage, the accused – who can't be named for authorized causes – is sat on the ground in the lounge of her Belfast house in handcuffs while officers are likely to her two kids.
With blood on her fingers and a self-inflicted wound to her neck, she is heard on the video saying "I am so sorry" repeatedly.
The body-warn cameras captured one officer tending to the fatally wounded child boy, while his sister is faraway from the home by a colleague.
Each kids have been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital the place the child boy was pronounced lifeless at 9pm and the younger woman was efficiently handled for a stab wound.
The footage additionally confirmed the accused telling police the situation of the knife she used, and her being led from the home and positioned behind a police car.
In addition to video footage, the Crown additionally performed two 999 calls made to police simply earlier than officers attended the handle.
Within the first name made at 7.52pm on July 27, the youngsters's father phoned police.
Throughout this transient dialog, the 52-year-old stated he had simply obtained a name from his associate in Belfast and informed the decision handler 'she stated she was killing the 2 children and herself. She stated she loves me and she or he stated she's sorry. I am in a panic.'
A second audio recording of a 999 name made by the accused at 8.11pm to the PSNI was additionally performed.
Within the name, she will be heard shouting “I killed my child” a number of instances whereas a toddler cries within the background.
She additionally informed police “in a minute I'll kill myself” earlier than she ended the decision. Lower than 5 minutes later, officers arrived at her house and positioned each her and her two injured kids in the lounge.
The accused accepts she stabbed the kids however has denied the fees of homicide and tried homicide. The jury is being requested to find out what her mind-set was on the related time.
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