Crime & Law

Woman in her 40s charged with assault of girl (3)

Girl in induced coma and in stable condition at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin

A house in Shankill, Co Dublin being examined by Garda forensic experts after a girl (3) was taken to hospital. Photograph: Collins
A house in Shankill, Co Dublin being examined by Garda forensic experts after a girl (3) was taken to hospital. Photograph: Collins
Sun Feb 11 2018 - 23:18

A woman in her 40s has been charged with the assault of a three-year-old girl.

She appeared at a special sitting of Bray District Court on Sunday evening.

The woman was charged with assault causing harm to the child under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.

She was remanded in custody to appear again at Bray District Court on Thursday.

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The girl is being treated in Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin, where she is understood to be in an induced coma and in a stable condition.

Garda technical bureau carry evidence from the scene at Aubrey Grove Shankill, Co Dublin. Photograph: Collins
Garda technical bureau carry evidence from the scene at Aubrey Grove Shankill, Co Dublin. Photograph: Collins
A house in Shankill, Co Dublin being examined by Garda forensic experts after a girl (3) was taken to hospital. Photograph: Collins
A house in Shankill, Co Dublin being examined by Garda forensic experts after a girl (3) was taken to hospital. Photograph: Collins

Emergency services were called to a house in Aubrey Grove, Shankill, south Dublin, at about 4.15pm on Saturday.

The child was taken to hospital by ambulance with a Garda escort.