A young mother has been left blind and unable to breathe without assistance after the hostel she was staying in was set on fire earlier this year, a court has heard.
Shauna O’Brien, 22, is unable to speak and is suffering from chronic nerve damage after she fell unconscious while trying to escape the fire at the De Paul Hostel on Little Green St, North Dublin.
A victim impact statement prepared by her parents and read on her behalf at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday spoke of the “living hell and devastating trauma” endured by Shauna since the fire on March 26 and their concerns over whether she will survive.
