{"id":239665,"date":"2026-01-11T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/239665\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:53:08","slug":"mum-charged-with-the-attempted-murder-of-her-daughter-8-to-go-on-trial-in-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/239665\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum charged with the attempted murder of her daughter, 8, to go on trial in Limerick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/limerickleader.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In the case, the mother &#8211; who cannot be named to protect the identity of her daughter &#8211; is charged with attempting to murder her daughter at temporary accommodation in County Clare on September 27, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the alleged attempted murder in September 2022 the young girl\u2019s condition was described as \u201ccritical\u201d after she was allegedly stabbed multiple times at her accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>After the girl subsequently underwent emergency surgery at Crumlin Children\u2019s Hospital in Dublin, a garda spokesman said at the time that she was \u201cout of danger\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/crime-and-courts\/1984942\/sisters-living-in-limerick-hotel-banned-from-popular-retail-chain-following-theft-incident.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sisters living in Limerick hotel banned from popular retail chain following theft incident<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The case is listed to commence on Monday, January 12 before Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court sitting at Limerick courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0 of the accused.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Gabbett also extended the legal aid certificate for a Russian translation of the Book of Evidence and psychiatric assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Godfrey\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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