Report has it that an eight-year-old schoolgirl has d!ed after trying to protect her mum from a late-night knife attack,
Malikika Al Katib, 8, was reportedly stabbed when she rushed downstairs to intervene after realising her mother was being attacked with a knife at their home in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, Sunday night, Dec. 1,
The attacker then turned the weapon on the little girl and stabbed her at least twice.
A source said: “She realised her mum was being attacked and went to try to help her as much as a young child can."
Malikika sustained serious injuries at the family home on William Street before paramedics raced to the scene and fought to save her life. She was then rushed to University Hospital Waterford – where she tragically d!ed on Monday morning, Dec. 2.
Malikika Al Katib, 8, was reportedly stabbed when she rushed downstairs to intervene after realising her mother was being attacked with a knife at their home in New Ross, Co Wexford, Ireland, Sunday night, Dec. 1,
The attacker then turned the weapon on the little girl and stabbed her at least twice.
A source said: “She realised her mum was being attacked and went to try to help her as much as a young child can."
Malikika sustained serious injuries at the family home on William Street before paramedics raced to the scene and fought to save her life. She was then rushed to University Hospital Waterford – where she tragically d!ed on Monday morning, Dec. 2.
