Court archive
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2020-10-01 · Dublin
In a Dublin incident on 3 January 2017, Laura Kenna, a homeless woman aged 37, slit the throat of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke while walking home from work. Kenna was arrested the following day and later pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, citing a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. She was convicted of attempted murder and assault…
2020-07-23 · Dublin
In July 2020, a 37‑year‑old woman named Laura Kenna, who had no fixed abode and was later diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, was convicted of attempted murder after she slit the throat of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna, who had been suffering from a significant mental health condition for up…
2019-04-11 · Dublin
A 36‑year‑old woman, Laura Kenna, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, with the last five years suspended, for attempting to murder civil servant Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna, who had no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, a plea rejected by a Central Criminal Court jury on 5 March. The…
2019-03-25
Laura Kenna, 35, was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury on March 5, 2019, of attempting to murder civil servant Fionnuala Burke and of assault causing serious harm on January 3, 2017. Kenna, who had no fixed abode, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to both counts, but the plea was rejected. The trial described how Kenna…
2019-03-05 · Dublin
A 37‑year‑old woman, Laura Kenna, was found guilty of attempting to murder civil servant Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna, who had no fixed abode, attacked Burke while she was walking home from work, slashing her neck with a knife. The wound penetrated muscle and the thyroid gland, requiring surgery and intensive…
2019-03-04 · Dublin
A jury has begun deliberating the trial of 37‑year‑old Laura Kenna, who is charged with attempting to murder civil servant Fionnuala Burke and assault causing serious harm. The incident occurred on 3 January 2017 on Lower Drumcondra Road when Kenna, who has no fixed abode, approached Burke, pushed her onto grass, and stabbed her, slashing her…
2019-03-01 · Dublin
In the Central Criminal Court, Dr Harry Kennedy, a psychiatrist, was cross‑examined by counsel for Laura Kenna, a 37‑year‑old woman charged with attempted murder and assault causing serious harm. Kenna pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Kennedy had previously stated that Kenna met the criteria for schizoaffective disorder but was not…
2019-02-28 · Dublin
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Dr Harry Kennedy, a consultant psychiatrist, testified that Laura Kenna (37), who is homeless, did not carry out a severe knife attack on Fionnuala Burke on 3 January 2017 because of delusional impulses but rather because of anger and a sense of entitlement. Kenna, charged with attempted murder and assault…
2019-02-27 · Dublin
In a Dublin trial, 37‑year‑old Laura Kenna, who has no fixed abode, is charged with attempted murder and assault causing serious harm after attacking Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The Central Criminal Court heard that the key issue is Kenna's mental state. Consultant…
2019-02-26 · Dublin
In a Dublin court on 26 February 2019, a jury heard that Laura Kenna, 37, who has no fixed address, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to attempted murder and assault with intent to cause serious harm against Fionnuala Burke on 3 January 2017. Kenna allegedly wielded a knife and severely cut Burke's neck and face in an "out of the blue"…
2019-02-25 · Dublin
A jury of six men and six women was sworn in by Mr Justice Michael White for the trial of Laura Kenna, 37, who is accused of attempting to murder Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road in Dublin on 3 January 2017. Kenna pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to both the attempted murder charge and an assault charge with intent to cause…
2018-10-24 · Tallaght, Dublin
In a Dublin trial, 35‑year‑old Laura Kenna was charged with attempted murder and assault for slitting the throat of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury heard conflicting psychiatric reports: one psychiatrist said Kenna was in a psychotic state and…
2018-10-23 · Dublin
In the trial of Laura Kenna, a 35‑year‑old woman with no fixed abode, the jury paused its deliberations for the night. Kenna is charged with attempted murder and assault of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke, who was walking home from work on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Bourke was attacked with a knife, her throat slit and she suffered…
2018-10-22 · Dublin
In the trial of Laura Kenna, a 35‑year‑old woman of no fixed abode, a jury will resume deliberations tomorrow morning. Kenna has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the attempted murder of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke, who was walking home from work on Lower Drumcondra Road in Dublin on 3 January 2017. The prosecution alleges that Kenna…
2018-10-19 · Dublin
In the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard closing arguments in the trial of 35‑year‑old Laura Kenna, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the attempted murder of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke. Kenna allegedly attacked Bourke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017, slitting her throat and causing severe facial scarring. The…
2018-10-18 · Dublin
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, 35‑year‑old Laura Kenna, who has no fixed abode, faced charges of attempted murder and assault with intent to cause serious harm after stabbing civil servant Fionnuala Bourke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutor Anthony Sammon SC presented…
2018-10-17 · Dublin
In a Dublin court, 35‑year‑old Laura Kenna, who has no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to attempted murder and assault charges after she sliced the throat of civil servant Fionnuala Bourke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna told Gardaí that she wanted to see Bourke die and had a fascination with watching…
2018-10-16 · Tallaght, Dublin
Laura Kenna, aged 34 and without a fixed abode, was arrested on suspicion of slicing the throat of civil servant Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road on 3 January 2017. Kenna pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to attempted murder and assault intending serious harm. The prosecution argued that Kenna attacked Burke, who was walking home…
2017-10-23 · Dublin
A 34‑year‑old woman, Laura Kenna, who has no fixed abode, is charged with attempting to murder another woman on Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, on 3 January. The Central Criminal Court has set her trial for 16 July 2018, and the case is expected to last three days.