Woman pleads not guilty to murder

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a woman accused of murder in Co Meath last year.

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a woman accused of murder in Co Meath last year.

Kelly Noble (20) has pleaded not guilty of murdering Emma McLoughlin (19) in Laytown, Co Meath, on June 2nd last year.

The mother-of-two died after being stabbed during an altercation outside a supermarket at Ninch in the town.

Ms Noble, from Seaview, Laytown, also denied a second charge of unlawfully producing a knife in the course of a dispute or a fight, in a manner likely to inflict injury.

The case is due to begin on Thursday. Mr Justice Paul Carney told the jury panel the case could last up to three weeks.

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