Ireland Named in reporting
Malika Al Katib
Born 2016, from the ages reported. 27 reports across 1 case, 2 Dec 2024 to 15 Dec 2025
Victim: Malika Al Katib, non-Irish woman, 8 (judged from name)Malika Al KatibVictim: Malika Noor Al Kattib, non-Irish woman, 8 (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Kattib
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 2016, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Attempted murder
- Where
- Co. Wexford
- Reporting
- 27 reports, 2 Dec 2024 to 15 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- kilkennypeople.ie, thejournal.ie, gript.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, extra.ie, corkbeo.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Malika Al Katib
PhotoFamily Handout/PA Wirevia irishtimes.com, 4 Dec 2024
Malika Noor Al Katib
PhotoAn Garda Síochánavia extra.ie, 4 Dec 2024
Malika Noor Al Katib
Photocredit not given by the outletvia corkbeo.ie, 3 Dec 2024Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for murder and attempted murder in New Ross Murder · Co. Wexford
Muhammed Al Shaker Al Tamimi, a 35-year-old Kuwaiti man, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his eight-year-old daughter Malika Al Katib and a consecutive ten-year term for the attempted murder of her mother Aisha Al Katib at the Central Criminal Court on 15 December 2025. The attack took place at the family home on Lower William Street, New Ross, Co. Wexford, at approximately 11.45pm on 1 December 2024, when the man allegedly stabbed his wife and then his daughter, who ran downstairs to protect her mother. Al Tamimi was arrested on 3 December 2024 after being discharged from University Hospital Waterford, charged at Gorey District Court on 4 December 2024, and pleaded guilty to both charges at the Central Criminal Court on 10 October 2025.
Sentenced, 15 Dec 2025Victim · 27 reports
Timeline
every report naming Malika Al Katib, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 15 Dec2025'Manipulative monster' in New Ross who 'smiled' as he cut daughter's throat sentenced - Kilkenny Livevictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 15 Dec2025Man who 'smiled directly' at partner as he killed their daughter gets life sentencevictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 15 Dec2025Little girl killed in front of mother's eyes - Griptvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 10 Oct2025Man to be imprisoned for life after pleading guilty to murder of his eight-year-old daughtervictim, Malika Al Katib, 8Malika Al Katib
- 10 Oct2025Father to be jailed for life for murder of daughter (8)victim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 10 Oct2025Man pleads guilty to murdering daughter in Co Wexfordvictim, Malika Noor Al Kattib, 8, femaleMalika Noor Al Kattib
- 10 Oct2025Man pleads guilty to murder and attempted murder - Griptvictim, Malika Noor Al Kattib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Kattib
- 10 Oct2025Plea delayed re Wexford murder accused - Griptvictim, Malika Noor Al Kattib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Kattib
- 28 May2025Trial date set for man accused of daughter’s murder - Griptvictim, Malika Al Kattib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Kattib
- 9 Dec2024Man further remanded in custody over daughter's murdervictim, Malika Noor Al Kattib, 8, femaleMalika Noor Al Kattib
- 9 Dec2024Man accused of murdering daughter Malika Noor Al Katib (8) appears before court - Griptvictim, Malika Noor Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Katib
- 9 Dec2024Man charged with murder of daughter (8) is further remanded in custodyvictim, Malika Noor Al Kattib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Kattib
- 4 Dec2024Muhammad Shaker Al Tamimi charged with murder of 8-year old daughter - Griptvictim, Malika Al Kattib, 8, femaleMalika Al Kattib
- 4 Dec2024Father charged with murder of daughter (8) and attempted murder of her mother in New Rossvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 4 Dec2024Man charged with murder of Malika Al Katib, 8, in Wexfordvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 4 Dec2024Suspect in Malika Al Katib murder was recently released from jail in UK - Griptvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, femaleMalika Al Katib
- 4 Dec2024Man killed Malika Al Katib in front of her mum after fight over social mediavictim, Malika Noor Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024‘A beautiful girl, full of life, full of energy’: Tributes paid to eight-year-old girl killed in New Ross as man arrestedvictim, Malika Noor Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024Girl who died in Wexford was protecting her mother from knife attackvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024First photo of Malika Al Katib who was fataly stabbed in New Ross - Griptvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, femaleMalika Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024Wexford murder of 8-year-old girl - man arrestedvictim, Malika Noor Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Noor Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024Man arrested in connection with murder of little 8 year-old girlvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024Arrest expected today as Gardaí launch murder investigation into stabbing of girl (8) - Griptvictim, Malika Al Kattib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Kattib
- 3 Dec2024Gardai hope to speak to man injured in New Ross stab tragedy as early as todayvictim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 3 Dec2024‘Things like this don’t happen in towns like ours’: New Ross reacts to killing of girl (8)victim, Malika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malika Al Katib
- 2 Dec20248-year old girl stabbed to death was trying to protect her mother from attack - Griptvictim, Malikika Al Katib, 8, femaleMalikika Al Katib
- 2 Dec2024Girl, 8, tragically stabbed while protecting mother from late-night knife attackvictim, Malikika Al Katib, 8, female, non-irish (judged from name)Malikika Al Katib
Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.