Woman attacked victim with intention of killing her, rather than robbing handbag, doctor tells jury

A woman on trial for attempted murder attacked her victim on the street with the intention of killing her, rather than robbing a handbag, according to a consultant psychiatrist.

Laura Kenna (37), of no fixed abode, is charged with attempting to murder Fionnuala Burke on Lower Drumcondra Road, in Dublin, on January 3, 2017, and assault causing serious harm on the same occasion.