Muhammed al-Shaker al-Tamimi sentenced to life for daughter’s murder

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Muhammed al-Shaker al-Tamimi was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Malika al-Katib, 8, and received a consecutive 10-year sentence for attempting to murder Aisha al-Katib, 32. He must serve the 10-year term before the life sentence begins.

At sentencing, the court heard that Tamimi attacked Aisha with a knife at their New Ross home on December 1st, 2024, then killed Malika. Aisha had been stabbed and could not move as she watched her daughter being attacked. The judge cited the violence and the fact that the child was killed in front of her mother when deciding that the sentences should run consecutively.