David Hurley, 24 May
A BENCH warrant has been issued for the arrest of a woman who has
admitted stabbing a man she allegedly met on the dating app Tinder.
Inita Romanovska, aged 36, who has an address at Cahercalla, Kilrush
Road, Ennis, County Clare, pleaded guilty, in February, to a charge of
intentionally attempting to cause serious harm to Stephen O'Flaherty
during an incident at an apartment complex at Henry Street, Limerick on
March 11, 2020.
Ms Romanovska, who was initially charged with attempted murder, was
previously told she would not stand trial at the Central Criminal Court
for over two years due to the backlog of court cases that had arisen
during the pandemic.
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The defendant, who is originally from Latvia, has been on bail since
she pleaded guilty three months ago, ahead of a sentencing hearing
which was due to take place this Wednesday.
However, when the case was called, her lawyer Michael Bowman SC told
the Central Criminal Court she had not arrived and was not contactable
by phone.
Ms Justice Eileen Creedon issued a bench warrant and postponed the
sentencing hearing.
At a district court hearing in Limerick, where Ms Romanovska was
originally charged, the court heard that she met the injured party on
Tinder and while they had been on a number of dates, they were not in a
relationship.