‘The monster that haunts our nightmares’: Child victims of Parnell Square attack tell parents of trauma

A mother whose young daughter is severely disabled after being stabbed during the attack at Dublin’s Parnell Square said her family’s life has changed “unrecognisably”. The woman was among five people affected by the attack on November 23rd, 2023, whose victim impact statements were read at the Central Criminal Court . She and her husband will be caring for their daughter, now aged eight, for the rest of their lives “and we need to be sure she will be looked after when we are gone”. “Learning about disability has been eye-opening, but I wouldn’t wish this on anyone,” she added.