A 16-year old girl struck Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner eleven times on her head with an iron bar, a special weekend court sitting heard on Saturday night. The gardaí alleged that the adult accused had been searching for Ms Faulkner for 24 hours prior to the attack. They claimed the accused girl caught up to Ms Faulkner and struck her at least 11 times on her head while Ms Faulkner lay by the roadside. The court heard that gardaí believe another young person at the scene recorded the assault on Ms Faulkner on a mobile phone. It’s alleged that following the assault the accused girl threw the iron bar at the man who had been travelling with Ms Faulkner.

Source: Irish Examiner March 29, 2026 04:58 UTC