High Court orders details of 'imminent' risk posed by 'dangerous' woman be disclosed to gardaí

'Highly traumatised' 18-year-old may be released into community on Monday

The judge said gardaí should not have to get information from the media in order to protect human life. Picture: iStock

The High Court president has directed the disclosure to gardaí of material concerning the “imminent” risk posed by a “highly traumatised and dangerous” 18-year-old woman who could be released into the community on Monday. There is no legal basis to continue her detention in a secure children’s facility and she has refused to move to an aftercare placement.

The material includes a “very disturbing” note of a meeting this week at which the woman told her guardian and a Child and Family Agency officer she believes, if released, she will respond in a way that will drive her towards murdering her mother or perhaps some other vulnerable women, Ms Justice Mary Irvine noted.