Doctor who stabbed 3-year-old son 20 times found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

A doctor who stabbed her three-year-old autistic son to death in their south Dublin home has been found not guilty of his murder by reason of insanity.

Doctor who stabbed 3-year-old son 20 times found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

A doctor who stabbed her three-year-old autistic son to death in their south Dublin home has been found not guilty of his murder by reason of insanity.

Kuwaiti national Maha Al Adheem (43) said “I did it, I stabbed my son and then stabbed myself” when gardai arrived at the scene.

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