The gate impacted Marguerita and she fell backwards, causing blunt force trauma to her head and abdominal injuries. Family haunted by incidentJohn Sheridan with his daughter Marguerita on her wedding day. In the family’s first interview, her heartbroken father John Sheridan told the Irish Examiner he is haunted by traumatic memories of his daughter as she lay on the ground. “You wouldn’t do to a dog what was done to Marguerita. Mr Sheridan told gardaí he felt as if his life “flashed” before him as O’Donoghue approached him with a “3ft machete".

Source: Irish Examiner February 16, 2026 17:00 UTC