Girl who threatened classmates ‘thriving with foster parent’

A 12-year-old girl, who threatened to have classmates shot, was in tears after being taken away from her parents and brought to her new foster parent, a court has heard.

Last month, a district court judge in the Family Law court approved an interim care order application from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, after hearing that the “out of control” girl had threatened to have classmates at her primary school shot by others.

The girl was aged 11 at the time of the incidents. Her primary school had to call gardaí on three occasions to help contain the girl.