'There's a real sense of shock': New Ross 'left numb' after death of girl, 8

The girl has been named locally as Malika Noor Al Katib

Gardaí attended the scene in New Ross, Co Wexford, after a girl died following an assault at a house. The girl, eight, was taken to University Hospital Waterford, but died from her injuries in the early hours of Monday. Picture: PA

Classmates of the young girl fatally assaulted in a house in Wexford were being supported on Monday night as gardaí awaited the outcome of an autopsy.

The eight-year-old girl is believed to have been stabbed in an incident in the house on William St, New Ross, after 11.30pm on Sunday night.