'Prayers are working’: Sedation gradually reduced for Scarlett Faulkner as doctors assess brain function

Family of young mother critically injured in Tipperary assault say reduced sedation marks hopeful step in recovery process

The young mother, 29, remains in intensive care.

Scarlett Faulkner’s doctors have begun to reduce her sedation to assess her brain function, as her family encourages the public to continue sending prayers.

The 29-year-old mother from Longpavement remains in intensive care in Cork University Hospital (CUH) after she was brutally assaulted in Birdhill, Co Tipperary, on March 21.