Mother slashed with Stanley knife protecting new-born baby from violent attack

Mother slashed with Stanley knife protecting new-born baby from violent attack

A JUDGE has jailed a Shannon man for 22 months for slashing a mother of five with a Stanley knife and smashing glass in a caravan close to where her two-week-old baby lay during a violent attack. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford imposed the 22 month jail term on Bernard McDonagh (32) of St Helen’s Park, Ballymurtagh, Shannon, for his role in the violent disorder incident as part of a feud with another family in January 20, 2021. I…