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Metro
2 days ago
- Metro
Baby killed after being thrown from car 'when mum didn't strap him in properly'
A young mum is on trial accused of killing her seven-month-old baby who died when he was thrown from a car seat that had 'not been properly strapped in'. Morgan Kiely, then 19, had taken her infant son Harry to Clacton beach where she enjoyed a few drinks with friend Stevie Steel, with the adults 'relaxing in the sunshine' on July 13, 2022. But as they embarked on the drive home, Steel hit a parked car, causing their Ford Focus to roll onto its roof, jurors at Chelmsford Crown Court heard. Harry, who was in a car seat behind his mum, was thrown through an open window and suffered 'unsurvivable' injuries after landing in the road. Alex Stein, prosecuting, told jurors: 'Very sadly, that child's seat had not been strapped properly into the seatbelt, and Harry hadn't been strapped into the seat properly. 'Harry was thrown out of the open window out of his seat. He landed on the tarmac and as a young infant he had no way of protecting himself. 'He suffered a devastating skull fracture. 'It is a very, very sad case.' Kiely, now 22, of Clacton, is accused of manslaughter by gross negligence. She denies the charge. The court heard Harry had an Isofix Maxi-Cosi car seat and base which was installed in Kiely's grandmother's car. But it was taken without the base to carry him to Steel's car for the day out to the beach, jurors were told. At the time of the collision, Harry was in a child seat at the rear of the car with his mum in-front of him and Steel driving. Jurors were told there was no suggestion that the car had been speeding. The car carrying Harry hit the corner of a parked vehicle, ending up on its roof and Harry was 'thrown or fell' out the nearside window. Mr Stein said the adults were 'left hanging upside down, held in by their seatbelts'. Jurors were told Kiely 'loved her child' and there is 'no evidence to suggest that she was anything other than a loving and caring mother' to Harry. Mr Stein said: 'Whatever happened that day, she certainly did not mean for it to happen.' A 999 call made after the collision was played to jurors. Kiely appeared to wipe her eyes and cry in the secure courtroom dock whilst the audio was played. Neighbours rushed out to attend the scene immediately after hearing the incident. One of them, a retired paediatric nurse, spoke to the call handler and provided some of the immediate care towards Harry. During this Kiely was said to have been heard saying 'my baby, my baby, is my baby okay'. Paramedics also attended but Harry was declared dead at just after 9pm on July 13. More Trending Mr Stein said: 'We will anticipate that she [Kiely] thought she had secured Harry properly. 'I'm sure that any of you can appreciate that this would be very difficult for her. 'No parent would want to admit to themselves that they were the cause of their own child's death, but the evidence we say is quite clear that she failed to look after Harry properly that day.' The trial continues. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Surgeon 'amputated his own legs after buying videos from Eunuch Maker' MORE: Boy claims he thought classmate had a knife when he stabbed him to death MORE: British mum arrested in Mauritius for 'smuggling drugs' in six-year-old son's suitcase
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Darren Kiely: 'All these things are hard to believe they're happening'
Viral folk-pop star Darren Kiely is gearing up to headline the final night of the Bulmers Live at Leopardstown series this Thursday. Hailing from a small town in Cork, Kiely, who fuses traditional Irish roots with modern folk-pop influences, began singing in 2019 and quickly drew attention for his powerful vocals and heartfelt songwriting. A gifted multi-instrumentalist from a young age, the star recently dropped his newest single, Married on My Phone. 'I guess, living away now, you lose touch with people,' Darren Kiely told the Irish Mirror ahead of his massive Bulmers Live at Leopardstown show. 'I'm kind of running into people that I would have known when I was back in school. And I feel like people are living kind of completely different lives to what I remember it as. 'I just wanted to write something about how jarring that could be and how that situation could pop up. I've seen kind of crazy life events for people I kind of used to know online. 'I think it's just kind of a mad thing how maybe 20 or 30 years ago, people just kind of went out of their lives and never, never saw or heard of them again. 'And now it's just very different, and it's kind of something you can't really escape. I just thought it was just really interesting to me. 'I think it's kind of really jarring, and that's why I kind of wanted to make a song about it.' The folk-pop star released his newest single recently The songwriter has gone from strength to strength over his career, playing shows at Electric Picnic, the Olympia and more. Darren said through all the 'mad moments' he sometimes feels an 'imposter syndrome'. 'I think of some of the shows I've played at home,' Darren explained. 'I think of Electric Picnic last summer. We got to play in the Electric Arena there, and some of the shows in March, I definitely remember the Olympia being special. 'And playing in Cork, all those ones were just, I don't know if it was pivotal, but it was just, such a kind of a mad moment. They were all mad moments. 'And then, trying to put on shows in different different countries and for people to be there for all those moments feels like, it feels like someone else is doing it... so there's definitely like an imposter syndrome. 'But it's just trying to do it again and trying to go back and hopefully get those moments again. 'I feel like, if I can do it one more time around, maybe I'll be feeling the exact same way as I am right now, but I feel like I'll be more confident that it'll be something that might go on for as long as I wanted to go on.' A view of the crowd at Leopardstown Racecourse for the Bulmers Live Festival series in Dublin Kiely will be headlining night four of the Bulmers Live at Leopardstown series this Thursday, July 24, closing out the event with a bang. 'It's very exciting,' the folk star said of the upcoming performance. 'Playing shows at home is probably the most excited you could be for any shows. 'It's just always fun, having new music thrown into it is exciting... all these things are hard to believe they're happening. And then you're there. 'Even we were in Ottawa the other day, and you're like, 'This is mad'. My brain doesn't even look ahead to be like, 'Is there going to be people there?' And then there is! That's amazing. I feel massively inspired and excited now after having done that. 'I guess when you kind of plod along and you write songs, and you don't really see people, or you're just kind of watching a phone or stuff is going online. It's so nice to get out and play in front of people. It's a serious buzz.' Darren Kiely plays Bulmers Live at Leopardstown on Thursday, 24 July. Tickets from just €30 are on sale now here. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Baby boy killed after being thrown from car window ‘because mum drank rosé on beach and didn't strap him in properly'
A BABY boy died after being thrown from a car window because he was not strapped in properly, a court was told. Mum Morgan Kiely, then 19, had been drinking at Clacton beach in Essex with a friend and her young son Harry on July 13, 2022. Advertisement 3 Harry Kiely died after being thrown from a car as his mum and a friend drove home from the beach after drinking Credit: SWNS 3 The young women were driving back from Clacton beach at about 6.30pm when the crash happened Credit: Getty However as they drove away, the car rolled and ended up on its roof - and six-month-old Harry was thrown from his seat through an open window. He died later that night from 'unsurvivable' injuries including a skull fracture. Kiely has denied manslaughter as prosecutors said Harry had not been strapped in his car seat properly. Chelmsford Crown Court heard Kiely was the passenger in a Ford Focus belonging to friend Stevie Steel when the accident happened. Advertisement Harry was in a rear seat behind his mother. Steel, of Crayford, Kent, has previously admitted causing death by careless driving while over the drink drive limit. Alex Stein, prosecuting, said the young women were driving back from Clacton beach at about 6.30pm when the crash happened. They had met up at about 3pm and bought three bottles of Prosecco at Aldi on their way to the beach with Harry. Advertisement Most read in The Sun They stayed on the beach for several hours and were briefly joined by a young man they knew. After finishing a bottle of wine , they left the beach together before Steel and Kiely drove away. The court heard Steel was distracted while driving and hit a parked car on Cherry Tree Avenue in Clacton. The Ford Focus rolled and ended up on its roof, and the two girls were left hanging upside down by their seatbelts. Advertisement Mr Stein said: "Very sadly, that child's seat had not been strapped properly into the seatbelt, and Harry hadn't been strapped into the seat properly. "Harry was thrown out of the open window out of his seat. "He suffered a devastating skull fracture. It is a very, very sad case." Mr Stein said Harry landed on the road and had no way to break his fall. Advertisement Members of the public rushed to help, including a retired paediatric nurse. Harry was treated at the scene for more than an hour before he was taken to hospital, where staff continued to try to save him, but he died at about 9pm. Read more on the Irish Sun Mr Stein said there was nothing to suggest Kiely wasn't a loving and caring mother to Harry and that everything that could have been done to save him was done in the period after the crash. The trial continues. Advertisement 3 They had met up at about 3pm and bought three bottles of Prosecco at Aldi on their way to the beach with Harry Credit: Alamy
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Baby boy killed after being thrown from car window ‘because mum drank rosé on beach and didn't strap him in properly'
The Ford Focus rolled and ended up on its roof TRAGIC DEATH Baby boy killed after being thrown from car window 'because mum drank rosé on beach and didn't strap him in properly' A BABY boy died after being thrown from a car window because he was not strapped in properly, a court was told. Mum Morgan Kiely, then 19, had been drinking at Clacton beach in Essex with a friend and her young son Harry on July 13, 2022. Advertisement 3 Harry Kiely died after being thrown from a car as his mum and a friend drove home from the beach after drinking Credit: SWNS 3 The young women were driving back from Clacton beach at about 6.30pm when the crash happened Credit: Getty However as they drove away, the car rolled and ended up on its roof - and six-month-old Harry was thrown from his seat through an open window. He died later that night from 'unsurvivable' injuries including a skull fracture. Kiely has denied manslaughter as prosecutors said Harry had not been strapped in his car seat properly. Chelmsford Crown Court heard Kiely was the passenger in a Ford Focus belonging to friend Stevie Steel when the accident happened. Advertisement Harry was in a rear seat behind his mother. Steel, of Crayford, Kent, has previously admitted causing death by careless driving while over the drink drive limit. Alex Stein, prosecuting, said the young women were driving back from Clacton beach at about 6.30pm when the crash happened. They had met up at about 3pm and bought three bottles of Prosecco at Aldi on their way to the beach with Harry. Advertisement They stayed on the beach for several hours and were briefly joined by a young man they knew. After finishing a bottle of wine, they left the beach together before Steel and Kiely drove away. The court heard Steel was distracted while driving and hit a parked car on Cherry Tree Avenue in Clacton. The Ford Focus rolled and ended up on its roof, and the two girls were left hanging upside down by their seatbelts. Advertisement Mr Stein said: "Very sadly, that child's seat had not been strapped properly into the seatbelt, and Harry hadn't been strapped into the seat properly. "Harry was thrown out of the open window out of his seat. "He suffered a devastating skull fracture. It is a very, very sad case." Mr Stein said Harry landed on the road and had no way to break his fall. Advertisement Members of the public rushed to help, including a retired paediatric nurse. Harry was treated at the scene for more than an hour before he was taken to hospital, where staff continued to try to save him, but he died at about 9pm. Mr Stein said there was nothing to suggest Kiely wasn't a loving and caring mother to Harry and that everything that could have been done to save him was done in the period after the crash. The trial continues. Advertisement
Irish Examiner
17-07-2025
- Irish Examiner
Man accused of brandishing axe at gardaí, telling them: 'Come up here and I'll take your head off'
Gardaí dealing with a report of domestic violence at a family home encountered a man brandishing an axe at the top of the stairs, threatening gardaí he would take their heads off if they came upstairs. These allegations were made on Thursday at an in camera hearing of Cork District Court, where the 30-year-old man was charged with two counts under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act on Wednesday night, July 16. One count relates to an axe, the other to a knife. Garda David Kiely objected to bail being granted to the man. Garda Kiely testified that after 8pm on July 16, gardaí responded to a call from a woman that her adult son was causing a disturbance at the family home and they wished gardaí to speak with him. 'Gardaí entered the residence with permission and were met with [the defendant] at the top of the stairs brandishing an axe and threatening gardaí. 'He waved the axe towards gardaí and stated: 'Come up here and I'll take your head off… Come and see what I'll do to you… You're nothing but a useless c***'. 'A standoff continued until the intervention of the Armed Support Unit, where the accused surrendered to gardaí.' Frank Buttimer, defence solicitor, said members of his client's family had approached him since Wednesday night to indicate they did not want the accused man remanded in custody and the best course would be to have him at home and in compliance with directions from mental health services. Judge William Aylmer granted bail on strict conditions, including he would have only respectful communications with his parents and not put them in fear, be of good behaviour at the family home, advise gardaí if changing address, engage with mental health services, be of sober habits, sign on once a week at his local Garda station, abstain from intoxicants and not take unprescribed medications. The accused was remanded on that bail until July 30.
