Wednesday 28 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. 4023Attempted murder · Co. Limerick

Woman found guilty of attempted murder of her eight-year-old daughter in stabbing attack

A Russian national was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick on 24 January 2026 of the attempted murder of her eight-year-old daughter, who sustained more than 70 stab wounds in an attack in 2022. The woman, who fled Ukraine with her daughter in March 2022, will be sentenced on 2 March 2026.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted23 Jan
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe girl sustained more than 70 stab wounds during the attack. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe mother also attempted to strangle the girl. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe defendant told gardaí she stabbed her daughter multiple times with a kitchen knife and tried to strangle her. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe defendant and her daughter fled the war in Ukraine to Ireland in March 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeThe mother feared people were going to take her daughter away from her. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeThe defendant became paranoid that Tusla would come and take her daughter. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtA jury found the woman guilty of attempted murder of her eight-year-old daughter. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe trial was held at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe jury consisted of seven men and five women. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Kerida Naidoo presided over the trial. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe woman will be sentenced on 2 March 2026. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe jury took just more than eight hours to deliver its unanimous guilty verdict. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe mother is a Russian national. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherUK consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Richard Church said the defendant could not rely on a defence of insanity. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defendant had been diagnosed with bipolar active disorder in Russia. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherDefence witness Dr Paul O'Connell believed the defendant was in the throes of a mental disorder at the time. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jan2026
    Convictedirishtimes.com, first report
    Woman found guilty of attempted murder of her daughter (8) in stabbing attack

    Reports the unanimous guilty verdict delivered by the jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick, with sentencing set for 2 March 2026.

    victim, 8, femaleconvicted, female, Russian, non-irish