Emergency services were alerted to the scene where a young girl was stabbed in Clare by other residents in the house after they heard of screaming.
Some attempted to gain access to the room but were unable and then raised the alarm. The young girl fighting for life after the frenzied knife attack was stabbed 75 times but miraculously none of her major organs were hit.
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