Laura Kenna jailed for attempted murder after Dublin attack

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Laura Kenna was sentenced to 15 years, with five years suspended, for attempted murder at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 11 April 2019.

Kenna was convicted of attempting to murder Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road in Dublin on 3 January 2017, and of assault causing serious harm.

The court heard that Kenna had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but a jury rejected that defence. The judge said Kenna was suffering from a significant mental health condition at the time and required psychiatric treatment. The suspended portion was conditional on psychiatric cooperation, compliance with treatment and remaining free of drugs and alcohol.