An eight-year-old girl was fatally stabbed when she attempted to save her mother during a home attack in Co Wexford, Ireland. The girl's mother, Alish Al Kattib, was also injured but her injuries were non life-threatening. The community is rallying to support the family during this tragic time.
A GIRL aged eight was stabbed to death when she tried to intervene in an attack at her home in Co Wexford .Sources say the girl was asleep in bed when a commotion erupted downstairs in the house on Upper William Street, New Ross.Her stunned mum Alish Al Kattib, 31, was stabbed in the chest but her injuries were described as non life-threatening.
Wexford County Council member Michael Sheehan, a native of New Ross, said: “The community is absolutely numbed by the news of the child’s death in such tragic circumstances. “The families living in William Street and surrounding areas are multi-generational, with all the kindness and generosity that brings, so they will be there to help and support this family.
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