UK 'Immigrant' Woman Claimed to Be Child, Sentenced Over Social Worker Stabbing

A 25-year-old woman has been jailed for stabbing a social worker in what the judge said was a "vicious and terrifying ordeal".

Fiyori Kesete, originally from Eritrea, admitted causing grievous bodily harm at an earlier appearance in Dungannon Crown Court.

She attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.

At the time of the incident, Kesete was under the care of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust’s 14+ team, living in accommodation in Dungannon in County Tyrone, as she had claimed to be a child.

The assault happened in 2022, after police brought her back to her accommodation when she had been missing for days, accompanied by her social worker.