Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11523Attempted murder · Co. Limerick · 27 Sep 2022

Mother on trial for attempted murder of daughter, 8, in Limerick

A woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Limerick, charged with attempted murder over an alleged knife attack on her eight-year-old daughter in September 2022. A Garda interview with the girl, in which she described the attack, was played to the jury.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court13 Jan
    2 reports
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
22 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe mother has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of the girl. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe girl was allegedly stabbed over 70 times. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe girl was left with more than 70 wounds. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place in temporary accommodation in the Mid-West. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe trial is taking place at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereAt the time, the mother and daughter were living in shared accommodation in the Mid West region. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe alleged attack happened on the morning of 27 September 2022. (limerickpost.ie)
  • weaponThe child described being hit with a regular kitchen knife. (limerickleader.ie)
  • weaponThe mother allegedly attacked the girl with a big kitchen knife. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationA DVD of a garda interview with the child, who was eight at the time, was played in court. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationA Garda interview with the girl, conducted through a translator, was played to the court. (limerickpost.ie)
  • chargeThe mother is being tried on a charge of attempted murder. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe garda interview recording was played for the jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe trial is expected to sit for five or six more days. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe mother is pleading not guilty. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe jury of five women and seven men watched the interview. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtJudge Kerida Naidoo ordered a brief break to let the mother compose herself. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherThe girl gave her testimony in Russian through an interpreter. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe girl said she has a large scar from her injuries. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherNeither party can be named to protect the child's identity. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe girl told gardaí her mother said she was going to kill her and then kill herself. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherThe mother had fled the war in Ukraine. (limerickpost.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Jan2026
    In courtlimerickpost.ie, first report
    Mother told daughter 'I'm going to kill you': Court hears harrowing interview of girl wounded in alleged knife attack by mother

    Reports the trial evidence, including the girl's Garda interview played in court, the alleged weapon and wounds, and the accused's not guilty plea.

    accused, femalevictim, 8, female
  2. 13 Jan2026
    In courtlimerickleader.ie, follow-up
    'She was going to kill me': Child, 8, gives evidence of alleged stabbing by mother

    Trial report from the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick. No existing case matches this mother and child. The article gives only the year 2022 and the region Mid-West for the incident, so the county is taken from the court location.

    accused, femalevictim, 8, female