A YOUNG woman has been remanded in custody charged in connection with a stabbing incident which resulted in two other women being treated in hospital.
Karen Kelly (18), Farran Park near Waterford city, was arrested after the incident in the early hours of Monday morning.
The women, aged 18 and 19, were found injured in John's Lane in the city by gardaí on patrol at about 2am.
Gardaí said the incident, which happened as Waterford supporters celebrated the county's All-Ireland semi-final victory over Tipperary, started outside a fast-food outlet and is not related to a continuing Traveller feud in the city.
Ms Kelly appeared at Waterford District court yesterday charged with two counts of assault causing harm. One of the victims was stabbed in the back, while the other sustained a knife injury to her thigh, it emerged. Both were taken to Waterford Regional Hospital for treatment and have since been released.
Ms Kelly's mother, Edwina Kelly, in evidence yesterday said her daughter could live with her at her apartment in Glencove on the Dunmore Road if she "obeyed the rules of the house". She would try to assist her to seek help in relation to her drinking.
Insp Pádraig Dunne told the court that Ms Kelly was due in court on September 10th next, regarding one charge each of theft and criminal damage and three charges of assault.
Ms Kelly had allegedly engaged in a "similar incident" in the past where a knife had been produced and the assaulted person in that instance had sustained life threatening injuries, the court heard.
Refusing Ms Kelly's bail application, Judge Gerard Haughton believed she would re-offend if she was not remanded in custody.
The judge recommended that she undergo psychiatric assessment and remanded her in custody to appear in court on August 26th.
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