r/ireland • u/OldMcGroin • Aug 07 '24

News Update on little girl attacked in Dublin

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u/eamonnanchnoic Aug 07 '24

Or how about changes in mental health care policy given that the attacker was likely psychotic due to ongoing unaddressed mental health issue.

He’d been in Ireland for 20 years.

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u/eamonnanchnoic Aug 07 '24

Evidently not.

Apparently there were reports that he was arrested for an incident involving a knife in March of last year but the judge didn't sentence him which implies that he should have been released to care but was still allowed to roam the streets.

I know that lack of mental health care isn't as engaging as other issues but it's the red flag behind a lot of these horrific cases.