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Man denied bail after frenzied knife attack on his family

Date
2013-12-19

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin District Court hearing on 19 December 2013, a 24‑year‑old man was denied bail after a judge heard he stabbed his mother in the neck and left a blade embedded in his little brother's arm during a frenzied knife attack at their north Dublin family home on Monday. The man, who was jobless and had been arrested on 18 December, made no reply when charged with assault causing harm to his mother and brother. Detective Garda Adrian Mulligan described the incident as occurring in the kitchen, where the man used a kitchen knife to knock his mother from her seat and stab her while she lay on the ground, causing eight injuries, including four significant wounds to her neck. The mother and her son, who is in his mid‑teens, were hospitalised but the mother was released and attended the hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man denied bail after frenzied knife attack on his family. Charges or matters: the offences. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

December 24 Hearing Or Sentence
Christmas Other
2013-12-19 Publication

Why: The 24-year-old, who cannot be named because one of the victims is a minor, was charged today with assault causing harm to his mother and brother at their north Dublin family home on Monday. CNI source report