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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 11537Attempted murder · Co. Clare

Mother on trial for attempted murder of daughter in Clare

A mother has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Limerick to the attempted murder of her daughter at a location in County Clare nearly four years ago. The trial before a jury is under way.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court12 Jan
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA mother pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of her daughter. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe child was aged 8 at the time of the alleged stabbing. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe child had cuts all over her body, and one cut at her neck was bleeding heavily. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at a location in County Clare. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at a location in the Mid-West. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe alleged incident happened around 7.40am in 2022. (limerickleader.ie)
  • weaponThe prosecution says the child was found to have more than 70 knife wounds. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí found the mother and daughter in a locked en suite. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe case is being heard by a jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtA jury of seven men and five women was selected for the trial. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe trial is presided over by Judge Kerida Naidoo. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe accused was accompanied by a Russian interpreter in court. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe accused had no physical injuries but was taken to hospital for a suspected drug overdose. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe prosecution says the accused intended to end her daughter's life and her own. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe prosecution says the accused intended to kill her daughter. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherWhen pleading not guilty, the accused said "I was out of my mind." (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Jan2026
    In courtlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Mother goes on trial accused of stabbing daughter more than 70 times at location in Clare

    Reports the start of the trial, including the prosecution's opening account, and the accused's not guilty plea. No earlier record in the existing cases matches this incident.

    accused, female, Russian, non-irishvictim, 8, female