Mum charged with the attempted murder of her daughter, 8, to go on trial in Limerick

THE TRIAL of a 47-year old mother charged with attempting to murder her then eight-year-old daughter at temporary accommodation in County Clare is due to commence in Limerick on Monday.

In the case, the mother - who cannot be named to protect the identity of her daughter - is charged with attempting to murder her daughter at temporary accommodation in County Clare on September 27, 2022.

In the aftermath of the alleged attempted murder in September 2022 the young girl’s condition was described as “critical” after she was allegedly stabbed multiple times at her accommodation.

After the girl subsequently underwent emergency surgery at Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin, a garda spokesman said at the time that she was “out of danger”. 

At Ennis District Court in June 2023, Judge Alec Gabbett returned the woman for trial to the Central Criminal Court on the attempted murder charge after a two volume Book of Evidence was served on solicitor Tara Godfrey for the accused.

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The case is listed to commence on Monday, January 12 before Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court sitting at Limerick courthouse.

At the district court when returning the accused for trial at the Central Criminal Court, Judge Gabbett extended the legal aid certificate to cover a psychiatric assessment  of the accused.

Judge Gabbett also extended the legal aid certificate for a Russian translation of the Book of Evidence and psychiatric assessment.

Ms Godfrey’s request for a legal aid certificate for a senior counsel and junior counsel to represent the accused in the Central Criminal Court was also granted.

The accused was first arrested and brought to Ennis garda station for questioning on March 14, 2023 and brought before a special sitting of Ennis District Court the following day when she was charged.