Cahills to fly to Australia
THE family of Tina Cahill say they plan to travel to Australia over the coming months to be by her side.
Ms Cahill, 25, did not appear at court in Sydney on Wednesday in person or by video link. She is charged with the murder of her fiance David Walsh, 29, outside their home in Sydney on the previous Friday night.
It is alleged that Ms Cahill stabbed father-ofthree David Walsh in the neck after a row broke out in the house. Paramedics tried to revive the Enniscorthy man but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The case has instead been adjourned until April 5 when a book of evidence will be presented to the court.
Ms Cahill’s team will present their case for her on May 3.
Tom Sacre of 7news in Australia said: ‘She remains in custody throughout the process and will do until a verdict is reached.’
Speaking hours after Ms Cahill’s court hearing on Wednesday, her father Dan said all he, his wife Rita and her sister Mairead want to do if be there by her side to give her a hug and support her, but the cost of travelling to Australia means they have to choose when to travel.
‘It’s hard for us to know what to do. If we go over now we’ll have to come back and go over again for the trial. Unless we’re talking to her and she says she needs us, honest to God I don’t know.’
The family spoke with Ms Cahill on Tuesday night.
‘She was in bits. She said she misses us. It’s killing us not to be over there but it’s not like going to Dublin or something. It was hard to talk to her (as she was so upset) but I told her that she had plenty of backing from people here and that every person in New Ross was so good to us. I let her know the whole town was behind her. Rita spoke to her for a couple of minutes but they were so upset.’
Dan said the family didn’t know anything about a Gofundme fundraising page that was set up to help fund their travel costs to Australia, adding: ‘People want to help us out but we don’t want to upset anyone.’
The page was shut down days after being opened.