Galway Bay fm newsroom – A woman who beat and neglected her children, often leaving them without food, will be sentenced at Galway courthouse in the next hour.
The abuse took place over a five-year period at various addresses in the west of Ireland.
It’s been three months since the woman, who’s 39, was convicted on 29 charges of cruelty and neglect.
During her trial, the jurors heard distressing details of how she used to beat her children with leather belts and wooden back-scratchers.
She used to pour washing-up liquid down the throats of two of her sons and would leave them in the care of strangers for days.
Neighbours used to feed them and buy them clothes.
Her eldest daughter described being held underwater after using bad language.
The woman is due to be sentenced in the next half hour.
The father of two of her children is also due to be sentenced.