Named in reporting
Santina Cawley
Born 2020, from the ages reported. 54 reports across 2 cases, 25 Apr 2022 to 19 Jun 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 2020, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Assault causing harm
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 54 reports, 25 Apr 2022 to 19 Jun 2024
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, corkbeo.ie, extra.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Appeal dismissed in murder of two-year-old Santina Cawley in Cork Murder · Co. Cork
Two-year-old Irish girl Santina Cawley was found critically injured at the apartment of Irish woman Karen Harrington, 38, at Elderwood Park, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, on 5 July 2019, after her father Michael Cawley left her in Harrington's care while he walked into the city. Harrington was charged with murder and pleaded not guilty. A jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork found her guilty in May 2022 and she was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment. The Court of Appeal dismissed her appeal on 6 June 2024, upholding the conviction and sentence.
Sentenced, 16 May 2022Victim · 53 reports - Man given suspended sentence for assault causing harm in Cork Assault causing harm · Co. Cork
Michael Cawley, 37, of Cork, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Karen Harrington, 38, in an incident on a bus at Merchants Quay, Cork, on 26 January 2021 in which he threw her to the ground and kicked her several times in the chest and stomach. The 10 to 15 second attack was captured on CCTV and left Harrington with soft tissue injuries to her chest. The assault occurred 18 months after Santina Cawley, aged 2, was found with catastrophic injuries at Elderwood Park, Cork, and died at Cork University Hospital on 5 July 2019. Harrington was convicted of Santina's murder by a unanimous jury and jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court in May 2022. Cawley was sentenced on 8 June 2022 to 10 months in jail, suspended in its entirety for two years.
Sentenced, 8 Jun 2022Victim · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Santina Cawley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 19 Jun2024Mother of murdered child Santina Cauley says she hopes killer 'rots in hell'victim, Santina Cauley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cauley
- 8 Jun2024Dad of murdered Santina Cauley says she can rest in peace as killer lost appealvictim, Santina Cauley, 3, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cauley
- 6 Jun2024Karen Harrington fails to have conviction for murder of Santina Cawley (2) overturnedvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 6 Jun2024Woman who killed Cork toddler Santina Cawley to remain jailed as appeal failsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 14 Mar2024Dad of murdered child Santina Cauley slams killer's 'deluded' appealvictim, Santina Cauley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cauley
- 11 Mar2024Woman convicted of killing Santina Cawley (2) appeals convictionvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 10 Jul2023Dad of murdered toddler says 'there could be war on street' if he meets killervictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 3 May2023Dad of murdered Santina Cawley slams killer's 'hotel-like' new prison conditionsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 3 May2023Dad of murdered Santina Cauley blasts 'hotel-like' prison conditions for killervictim, Santina Cauley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cauley
- 25 Sep2022Karen Harrington separated from other inmates and kept in cell 23 hours a dayvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 24 Aug2022Mum of murdered Santina Cauley says she and kids are about to become homelessvictim, Santina Cauley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cauley
- 22 Aug2022Mother of murdered tot Santina Cawley receives letter claiming to be from killervictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 5 Jul2022Santina Cauley's dad can't accept she's gone three years on from murdervictim, Santina Cauley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cauley
- 25 May2022Father of murdered Santina Cawley pleads guilty to assaulting her killervictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 22 May2022Murdered Santina Cawley's mum says she'll 'let no one touch my kids again'victim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 17 May2022Parents of Santina Cawley speak of their pain as daughter’s killer Karen Harrington is found guilty - Extra.ievictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 16 May2022Parents of murdered toddler Santina Cawley speak of great sense of lossvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 16 May2022The complete story of Karen Harrington's trial for murder of Santina Cawley (2)victim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 16 May2022Jury finds Karen Harrington guilty of murder of Cork toddler Santina Cawleyvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 16 May2022Karen Harrington found guilty of murdering Cork toddler Santina Cawleyvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 16 May2022Karen Harrington found guilty of murder in Santina Cawley trialvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 16 May2022Woman found guilty of murder of Santina Cawleyvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 13 May2022Jury in Santina Cawley murder trial to resume deliberations on Mondayvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, Irish, irishSantina Cawley
- 13 May2022Jury sent home for weekend in Santina Cawley murder trialvictim, Santina Cawley, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 12 May2022Santina Cawley was 'alive and uninjured' until put in care of Karen Harrington, prosecution saysvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 11 May2022Woman accused of Santina Cawley murder tells court she did not inflict injuries on two-year-oldvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 11 May2022‘I did not murder Santina Cawley’: Murder accused takes standvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 11 May2022Karen Harrington tells court she did not murder Santinavictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 10 May2022Murder accused told gardaí evidence was pointing at hervictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 9 May2022Toddler Santina Cawley died of 'forcefully inflicted injuries', trial hearsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 9 May2022Santina Cawley’s injuries could not have happened as result of accidental fall, trial hearsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 9 May2022Santina died from traumatic brain injury, court toldvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 6 May2022Woman accused of girl’s murder told gardaí she was left alone with hervictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 5 May2022Garda tells murder trial that two-year-old sustained 53 separate injuriesvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 5 May2022Toddler suffered 49 external injuries, trial hearsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 5 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Leggings had blood of accused and toddler, court toldvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 4 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Accused 'arrived at friend's with bleeding feet'victim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 4 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: ‘She was like a child’s doll,’ says garda called to scenevictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 3 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Neighbour heard crying baby, 'almighty commotion'victim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 3 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Witness says he heard accused taunting childvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 3 May2022Witness heard child crying in early hours of morningvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 28 Apr2022Father ran to couple screaming that his partner had smothered his two-year old child, court hearsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 28 Apr2022Santina Cawley's dad shouted that murder accused 'smothered my child'victim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 28 Apr2022‘I left my daughter with someone I thought I could trust,’ father of Santina Cawley (2) tells murder trialvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 28 Apr2022Santina's father says he trusted partner with daughtervictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 27 Apr2022Santina Cawley murder trial hears dad 'pleaded with daughter, 2, to respond'victim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 27 Apr2022‘Please say something, please’: Father of Santina Cawley (2) tells court of finding toddler unresponsivevictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 26 Apr2022Jury in Santina Cawley murder trial shown CCTV footage from apartment complexvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 26 Apr2022Jury shown footage of accused leaving apartment complex where toddler was found critically injuredvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 26 Apr2022CCTV emerges in trial of Santina Cawley as female spotted leaving apartmentvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 26 Apr2022Jury shown CCTV footage in Cork murder trialvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 25 Apr2022Neighbour heard woman accused of murdering Santina Cawley 'terrorising' childvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 25 Apr2022Trial of woman accused of murdering two-year-old gets underway in Corkvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
- 25 Apr2022Evidence of trauma found all over toddler’s body, murder trial hearsvictim, Santina Cawley, 2, female, irish (judged from name)Santina Cawley
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