Mum of Ukrainian girl, 8, to be questioned by Gardai after daughter stabbed over 70 times in neck and body
REELING residents at an emergency refugee accommodation centre where a young Ukrainian girl suffered more than 70 stab wounds prayed for her miracle survival tonight.
It comes as cops wait to question the eight-year-old’s mother over what unfolded at the property.
The young girl remains in a critical condition in hospital following the incident on Tuesday at a property at Clareabbey near Clarecastle, on the outskirts of Ennis, Ireland.
A source told The Irish Sun how the child, who suffered wounds to her neck and body, remains stable but critically ill in a Dublin hospital after undergoing surgery.
Her mother, who was found lying unconscious beside her daughter in a room at the refugee centre, is also critically ill at University Hospital Limerick.
We understand cops will quiz the woman, aged in her 40s, when she is declared medically fit.
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As the Garda probe continues, parish priest Fr Tom Ryan told The Irish Sun that locals were “united” with Ukrainian refugees praying for a miracle survival.
Fr Ryan said: “It is a tragedy that has come to this community unexpectedly. It has brought great sadness, both to the community and the Ukrainian families concerned and to our whole parish.
“And we are all supporting people by our prayer and supports.”
The Irish Sun has also learned the remaining occupants of the property at Clareabbey have now returned to the centre after a Garda examination of the scene was carried out.
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Detectives will speak to the occupants to establish a timeline leading up to the stabbing, with neighbours in the area also assisting officers.
First responders faced “an unspeakable scene” after the alarm was raised by other residents at the refugee centre who heard screams from the room shortly before 8am on Tuesday.
Sources told how medics who have treated the young girl have also been left “distressed” by the ordeal.
The young girl fighting for her life sustained a massive number of stab wounds to her neck and body in a room at the property.
The house where the incident occurred was being used to accommodate a group of Ukrainian nationals who have fled the war being waged in their homeland by Russian despot Vladimir Putin.
Detectives have launched a major investigation to establish exactly what happened at the property.
An incident room has been established at Ennis Garda Station and a senior investigating officer has been appointed to oversee the probe.
A family liaison officer has also been appointed to support the girl’s family, while Clare Civil Defence have been supporting the other occupants of the property.
A Garda spokesman said: “We urge anyone with any information on this incident to contact the investigation team at Ennis Garda Station on 065 684 8100.”
