Ammi and Martina Burke are to be jailed for two weeks following disruptions to High Court proceedings.
The mother and sister of Enoch Burke are to be jailed for two weeks for contempt of court.
Ammi and Martina Burke have both been found guilty of the offence, following disruptions to High Court proceedings on the 20th of February.
Neither of the women were present in court for today’s judgement, and the judge has ordered their arrest and immediate imprisonment.
Ammi, Martina and Isaac Burke have also been banned from attending all future hearings involving Enoch in person, and must attend remotely instead.
Martina and Ammi Burke were removed from a High Court hearing involving Enoch last month, after they refused to stop interrupting proceedings by shouting and roaring.
Last week, they appeared before the same court, where they were each given opportunities to defend their actions.
Today, Judge Brian Cregan ordered the two women be jailed for two weeks for their behaviour.
He said it had become clear the Burke family believe they are above the law, adding “they are not exceptional, but they are exceptionally unable to accept what every other citizen in this country accepts every day” by abiding by the law.
Martina and Ammi were not present in court today, and an order was made for their immediate arrest and committal to prison.
Judge Cregan said he also intended to make an order that Martina, Ammi and Isaac Burke would have to attend all future hearings involving Enoch remotely, adding “it is long past time for the court to call a halt to this family circus”.
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