In a harrowing incident that has left the New Ross community in County Wexford reeling, eight-year-old Malika Noor Al Katib was fatally stabbed while trying to protect her mother from a violent house intruder. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday night, 2 December, in the family's home, with Malika succumbing to her injuries the following morning at University Hospital Waterford. Her mother, Alisha Noor Al Katib, survived the attack but is grappling with immense grief and trauma.
