The judge praised the victim, describing her as brave and ‘lucky that she is still with us’.

A woman did not carry out a severe knife attack on another woman because of “delusional” impulses but rather because of “anger” and “a sense of entitlement”, a consultant psychiatrist has told the Central Criminal Court.

A 33-year-old woman accused of assault and robbery after a woman was stabbed in the neck during a mugging in Dublin has been transferred to the Central Mental Hospital.

A 33-year-old woman entered court grinning to face assault and robbery charges after a woman was stabbed in the neck in a mugging in Dublin.

Latest: A woman has appeared before Dublin District Court charged in connection with a mugging in Dublin on Tuesday evening.