Twins were 'thrown out top window' after being 'stabbed to death' in home
dailyrecord.co.ukTragic twins killed in a 'violent incident' in Dublin were thrown out the top window of their home after being stabbed. Chelsea and Christy Cawley, eight, and sister Lisa Cash, 18, were allegedly knifed to death by a 24-year-old man believed to be known to them at their home in Rossfield Avenue in Jobstown, Tallaght in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The suspected perpetrator of the killing is believed to have stabbed all three siblings– before proceeding to throw the twins out the top window during a confrontation with armed gardai who tried to reason with him outside, DublinLive reports.
A horrified crowd, who had gathered outside, witnessed the appalling ordeal unfold. Gardai were alerted to the incident by the victims' brave 14-year-old brother who escaped by jumping from a window and running for help.Meanwhile, the twins’ teen sister Lisa was found lying at the bottom of the stairs with apparent stab wounds.
Gardai fear she was also thrown or pushed down them by the killer.Sources say a man, who is known to all three victims, refused to comply with gardai ordering him to put down a large kitchen knife he was allegedly holding when they arrived at the scene at around 12.30am.The man was inside the house, brandishing the knife and refusing to allow gardai into the home, it is claimed.The armed stand-off continued for some time while the man, wielding the knife, shouted at brave officers who attended the scene.He was also seen handling one of the children near the window of the house – as officers begged him not to harm the child further.Gardai from Tallaght Garda Station, backed up by armed detectives and subsequently members of the Armed Support Unit, attempted to rescue the children.
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