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A WOMAN who picked up a kitchen knife after she refused to leave an Ennis apartment has been jailed for emaelereidetcy
Caitriona O’Shea (25), of O’ Malley Park, Southill, Limerick, was con- victed of producing a black-handled knife with serrated edges, in the course of a dispute, on August 12
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Inspector Tom Kennedy said that an incident arose in an apartment at O’Halloran’s Lane, Ennis.
“In the course of the dispute she produced a knife,” he said.
Defending solicitor | Eugene O’Kelly said the accused was a guest in the apartment when the in- cident arose.
“She tells me when she was 12,
she was orphaned. Her father was stabbed to death. Her mother was knocked down by a car,’ said Mr O’ Kelly.
“She went to this house to seek help. The occupants contacted gardai because she refused to leave. She picked up a kitchen knife,” he said.
He said the accused subsequently threw herself into the River Fergus and was rescued by gardai.
He said his client was a “very trou- bled young lady.”
The accused has a string of previ- ous convictions, including for theft PNOOMeubesuber-Dmer-Dast-texor
Judge Joseph Mangan imposed a nine-month jail term, for the knife of- fence and an additional four months for failing to appear in court.
He fixed a bond in the event of an appeal.