"Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring described the violence he used by Josh O'Brien on 21-year-old Niamh Kelly as "breathtaking", saying it was "nothing short of a miracle" she survived"
"A young man who left his ex-girlfriend with lifelong injuries after he tried to murder her by stabbing her 50 times has been jailed for 14 years and warned not to contact the victim. Sentencing Josh O'Brien (22) today, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring described the violence he used on 21-year-old Niamh Kelly as "breathtaking". Her survival was "nothing short of a miracle", the judge said, but she now lives a "totally different life" and will face limitations and challenges nobody should have to endure."
Josh O'Brien stabbed his former partner, 21-year-old Niamh Kelly, around 50 times in an attempted murder that resulted in lifelong injuries. A court sentenced O'Brien, aged 22, to 14 years in prison and imposed a warning prohibiting any contact with the victim. Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring described the violence used as "breathtaking" and called Kelly's survival "nothing short of a miracle". Kelly now lives a totally different life and will face limitations and challenges that affect her daily existence and long-term wellbeing. The sentencing underlines severe judicial consequences for extreme acts of domestic violence.
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