Toddler stabbed to death in Dublin

Fr_Dougal · 12-07-2017 11:32AM

40year old female arrested. Scumbag.

screamer · 12-07-2017 11:36AM

Why is it that every awful murder these days is straight away aligned with "mental illness"? It does mental illness no favours in an era where so much us being done to de-stigmatise it and those who suffer with it. Perhaps the idea of a mother or father killing their child is so repulsive so unnatural that we seek some other thing to blame.... Some reason.... But humans are apex predators for a reason and it's not mental illness. Not all murders are due to mental illness. The poor little guy a needless senseless and terrifying death at the hands of the one who should have loved and protected him most. Rest in peace little angel.

12-07-2017 11:46AM

kylith wrote: »

Hawe got plenty of sympathy until it was realised that he was compos mentis when he killed his family.

I completely disagree with that, from my own experience of it anyway. He was absolutely taken apart from everyone I know and in most things I read. I honestly don't remember an iota of sympathy for him with the exception of the local clergy.

Muir · 12-07-2017 11:51AM

screamer wrote: »

Why is it that every awful murder these days is straight away aligned with "mental illness"? It does mental illness no favours in an era where so much us being done to de-stigmatise it and those who suffer with it. Perhaps the idea of a mother or father killing their child is so repulsive so unnatural that we seek some other thing to blame.... Some reason.... But humans are apex predators for a reason and it's not mental illness. Not all murders are due to mental illness. The poor little guy a needless senseless and terrifying death at the hands of the one who should have loved and protected him most. Rest in peace little angel.

It's not every murder, but it is a fact that in murder-suicide cases in Ireland, almost half have mental health issues as a factor. We don't know the full story but given the mother also had injuries it's a possibility. It's also possible no mental health issues were at play. However, there is a huge lack of understanding of these types of mental health issues, it's very apparent on this thread, and that's what stigmatises these illnesses and those who suffer from them.

Lux23 · 12-07-2017 11:53AM

I think this is awfully sad and that is far as I will comment on until a coroner's report or trial has taken place.

12-07-2017 11:54AM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

40year old female arrested. Scumbag.

Gardai investigating the stabbing death of a toddler in Dublin have arrested a woman.

According to gardai the arrested woman, aged in her 40s, is currently detained at Crumlin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Toddler Omar Omran, who was discovered with several knife wounds to his body and legs, lay dead at a south Dublin apartment for more than two hours, Gardai believe.

He was discovered shortly after 6.30pm on Monday after emergency services broke down the door of the home in the Riverside complex, Poddle Park, Kimmage.
Detectives have established that the young child was killed about 4pm that afternoon in what has been described as a frenzied attack.

Source- Sunday World

whoopsadoodles · 12-07-2017 12:04PM

Hmmmm. It's strange that the woman was only out of surgery yesterday, and is in a garda station already. Is it at all possible it wasn't the mother?

Would St. James' hospital be considered city centre?* I suppose it would.

(another source says she was arrested in the city centre early this morning).

12-07-2017 12:05PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Hmmmm illness. This goes around a lot when old people or vulnerable people are attacked or killed.

Make no mistake had it been a male we be calling him out much more and proof is on boards.

Nah you can't say that. If you even mention it or bring it up, you're using the death of a toddler to further an agenda, a gender agenda. At least that's what I was told and that's what I was accused of. It's best just to offer your condolences, write it off and say nothing more. I did say it was horrible and so very sad in my post too but that was conveniently left out. Some posters, it seems, love to be the one to say ''wow... you went there'' even though you're legitimately making a valid enough point.

Does anyone know if the child's father is in the picture? That's incomprehensibly devastating for him if he is.

12-07-2017 12:10PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Hmmmm. It's strange that the woman was only out of surgery yesterday, and is in a garda station already. Is it at all possible it wasn't the mother?

Would St. James' hospital be considered city centre?* I suppose it would.

(another source says she was arrested in the city centre early this morning).

James's is south inner city so yeah I suppose you could say city centre, a stone's throw from Guinness, Heuston station and the quays. On the peripheries anyway in the same way you could say Mater Hospital is city centre.

helimachoptor · 12-07-2017 12:12PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Hmmmm. It's strange that the woman was only out of surgery yesterday, and is in a garda station already. Is it at all possible it wasn't the mother?

Would St. James' hospital be considered city centre?* I suppose it would.

(another source says she was arrested in the city centre early this morning).

Says slash wounds in the article so it's likely they were superficial so they may have brought her to the station and arrested her there

MysticMonk · 12-07-2017 12:18PM

Leftie wagons are circling...

optogirl · 12-07-2017 12:20PM

MysticMonk wrote: »

Leftie wagons are circling...

Where exactly?

Eimee90 · 12-07-2017 12:26PM

Seriously would the people going on about gender just stop. Derailing a topic and just being plain disrespectful. Stick to the facts.

Grayson · 12-07-2017 12:28PM

helimachoptor wrote: »

Says slash wounds in the article so it's likely they were superficial so they may have brought her to the station and arrested her there

If it was her. They haven't said who it is.

Armchair Andy · 12-07-2017 12:30PM

Grayson wrote:

If it was her. They haven't said who it is.

Do you even believe that yourself?

Muir · 12-07-2017 12:32PM

Grayson wrote: »

If it was her. They haven't said who it is.

A lot of articles I've seen posted on Facebook said the mother was arrested.

12-07-2017 12:34PM

Very sad. May that little boy rest in peace.

As for the circumstances, well some people are monsters. They act without conscience or compassion. It may take little for them to snap. Other people can indeed experience a psychotic break. Then there is everything inbetween. The vast complexities of human nature. I don't know what happened here. It is something however which I feel needs to be discussed. Psychosis, sociopathy, serious and dangerous personality disorders. These are real occurances. We hear about depression and anxiety constantly. It's time to open our eyes to the darker side of human behaviour.

Grayson · 12-07-2017 12:34PM

Muir wrote: »

A lot of articles I've seen posted on Facebook said the mother was arrested.

Facebook isn't news.

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Do you even believe that yourself?

Do I believe I don't know? Yes. I honestly believe there's a fcuk load I don't know about this. I don't know who did it. I don't know what the motives are.

12-07-2017 12:35PM

elsa21 wrote: »

Seriously would the people going on about gender just stop. Derailing a topic and just being plain disrespectful. Stick to the facts.

What facts do we have? A woman in her 40's has been arrested and a child has been stabbed to death. Gardai aren't looking for anyone else. They're the only facts we have. Time to close the thread down so according to you.

12-07-2017 12:36PM

Grayson wrote: »

Facebook isn't news.

Facebook in and of itself isn't news but many news outlets use it.

kylith · 12-07-2017 12:39PM

Omackeral wrote: »

I completely disagree with that, from my own experience of it anyway. He was absolutely taken apart from everyone I know and in most things I read. I honestly don't remember an iota of sympathy for him with the exception of the local clergy.

Last time the topic was brought up here there were still people claiming he'd had a psychotic break and just snapped, even though it had been established that there was no evidence for that.

He got sympathy, and he still gets sympathy by from some.

Armchair Andy · 12-07-2017 12:39PM

Grayson wrote:

Do I believe I don't know? Yes. I honestly believe there's a fcuk load I don't know about this. I don't know who did it. I don't know what the motives are.

You can bet your bottom dollar she did it.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 12-07-2017 12:39PM

Just kind of taken aback some people seem more outraged trump was elected than a mother murdering a three year old. Calls for understanding and tolerance not to judge the murderer but if you're a trump supporter you're beyond redemption

Grayson · 12-07-2017 12:40PM

according to the irish times

A woman in her early 40s has been arrested in relation to the death of a three-year-old boy in his house in Dublin on Monday night.
The woman is being held at Crumlin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, a brief Garda statement said on Wednesday morning.
The boy’s mother was taken to St James’s Hospital with serious injuries after the incident. She was treated for stab wounds on Monday night after emergency services called to the home she shared with her son in Kimmage at around 7pm. She is understood to be Iranian.
She underwent emergency surgery overnight on Monday.
Sources said there was no sign of a break-in at the apartment or of a violent struggle.
Gardaí have said they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the child’s death at the Riverside apartment block at Poddle Park in Kimmage.

The mother underwent surgery for serious stab wounds. I doubt she's been brought to Crumlin. It's possible but doubtful.

Grayson · 12-07-2017 12:41PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Facebook in and of itself isn't news but many news outlets use it.

Then post an article from the news site. Or say such and such a news site has said it. But facebook isn't a news site.

MysticMonk · 12-07-2017 12:42PM

elsa21 wrote: »

Seriously would the people going on about gender just stop. Derailing a topic and just being plain disrespectful. Stick to the facts.

The fact is that the kid's mother (who is Iranian) was arrested and the cops arent looking for anybody else.

There are the facts.

12-07-2017 12:42PM

kylith wrote: »

Last time the topic was brought up here there were still people claiming he'd had a psychotic break and just snapped, even though it had been established that there was no evidence for that.

He got sympathy, and he still gets sympathy by from some.

The vast vast majority lashed him out of it. The way it's been put forward by some, you'd think it was unanimous sympathy. It was anything but. The sympathy lied with Clodagh and the boys.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 12-07-2017 12:45PM

Omackeral wrote: »

The vast vast majority lashed him out of it. The way it's been put forward by some, you'd think it was unanimous sympathy. It was anything but. The sympathy lied with Clodagh and the boys.

As it should, a horrific way to die. Just like this little boy. Victims of evil.

spurious · 12-07-2017 12:46PM

It's the almost gleeful reaction that some here have exhibited to it being the mother that's been arrested that's really distasteful. A child is dead. A number of lives have been destroyed. There are no points to be scored.

Muir · 12-07-2017 12:46PM

Grayson wrote: »

Facebook isn't news.

I never said Facebook was news, I said articles have been posted on Facebook - as in articles from Irish newspapers.

Toddler stabbed to death in Dublin

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