{"id":208295,"date":"2025-12-24T08:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/208295\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T08:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:33:09","slug":"woman-tells-wicklow-court-her-mother-in-law-spread-abuse-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/208295\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman tells Wicklow court her mother-in-law spread abuse allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bray Courthouse.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fa901559-4ec5-4905-8c2a-0d057e9254a8.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Bray Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A woman has been granted an interim protection order against her mother-in-law after telling Bray District Court that she was falsely accused of abusing her partner\u2019s grandmother<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The woman appeared at an in-camera family law sitting of Bray District Court seeking the interim protection order against her mother-in-law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In her evidence to the court, she said her mother-in-law has been making accusations that she and her husband are abusing his grandmother, who is the respondent\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Background to the case was outlined, with the court hearing that the applicant and her husband are the main carers for the grandmother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The court was told that the mother-in-law has recently contacted the HSE, alleging that the couple are abusing her mother. The HSE Safeguarding Team works to protect vulnerable adults from harm by listening to concerns, assessing support needs, and working with other services to ensure individuals are protected and treated appropriately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It was alleged that earlier this year, the applicant was attending a hospital appointment with her partner\u2019s grandmother when her mother-in-law entered the room and pushed her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Judge David Kennedy asked why the applicant\u2019s husband was not the one seeking an order. She told the judge that, while her husband is also being accused of wrongdoing, his mother has not become physical towards him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The applicant further alleged that her mother-in-law has told other family members that the couple are abusing her mother. She said some relatives believe these allegations, while others have contacted the couple to say they had heard \u201cthese rumours\u201d, but did not believe them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The court heard that the grandmother herself was granted an order against her daughter in mid-2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Judge Kennedy granted the interim protection order and adjourned the matter for a full hearing in early 2026. The order is to be served on the mother-in-law by garda\u00ed as she lives outside of the jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Funded by the Court Reporting Scheme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bray Courthouse. 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