Jury sworn in for Scarlett Faulkner murder trial in Central Criminal Court

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of two people accused of murdering 29-year-old mother-of-one Scarlett Faulkner in Tipperary, the Irish Examiner and the Independent reported. The arraignment took place before Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court on Monday. [1][2][3]

A 17-year-old girl, who cannot be identified because she is a minor, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, according to the Irish Examiner. Her 41-year-old co-accused pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. [1]

The Irish Examiner reported that Ms Faulkner died on April 13 following an alleged incident at Birdhill, County Tipperary, on March 21. According to the Independent, the trial is expected to last about four weeks, until around November 30. [1][2][3]