Twins stabbed to death and thrown out of window after sister killed

Eight-year-old twins were ‘thrown out of top floor window’ after being stabbed to death at their home along with their 18-year-old sister ‘who tried to save them’ in Dublin knife horror

• Three siblings – Lisa Cash, 18, and twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley, 8 – were killed in a stabbing in Dublin
• A knifeman allegedly killed Lisa and pushed her down the stairs after she tried to save the twins
• He then stabbed the two eight-year-olds and threw them out of the window in front of a horrified crowd
• A boy, 14, managed to escape from a window and alert neighbours during the horrific bloodbath  
• Man, 24, who is known to the victims, was arrested after a tense standoff with armed Gardai 

The eight-year-old twins who were callously stabbed to death at a house in Dublin were thrown out of a window after their sister, 18, was stabbed to death trying to save them, it has been claimed.

Lisa Cash, 18, and her brother and sister, twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley, eight, died following the bloodbath carried out with a large kitchen knife in the early hours of Sunday morning. 

A 24-year-old man, who is believed to be known to the victims, was arrested at the home in Jobstown, Tallaght, after a standoff with armed Gardai.

Sources told the Irish Independent that the suspect had previously been investigated over an alleged assault against a member of the children’s family but he was not convicted.

The knifeman also made threats against them and had been linked to multiple alcohol-fuelled incidents including criminal damage. He was known to Gardai for offences including theft and burglary but he has no major convictions to his name. 

He allegedly knifed Lisa when she tried to stop him getting to the twins, while their 14-year-old brother managed to escape through a window and call for help, the Irish Sun reported. He is in hospital for serious but non-life threatening injuries after hurting his legs in the fall from the window.

Lisa’s body was found at the bottom of the stairs with apparent stab wounds, and Gardai believe she was thrown or pushed by the killer, according to the Irish Mirror.

Christy and Chelsea were thrown out of the upstairs window after being stabbed, during a tense confrontation between the killer and armed Gardai negotiating with him from outside.

A crowd had gathered outside the house and were horrified to see the children’s bodies being thrown to the ground in front of them.

Lisa Cash, 18, and her brother and sister, twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley, eight, died following the ‘violent incident’

Eight-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea Cawley, died after being taken to Children’s Health Ireland in Crumlin

Lisa Cash, 18, died following the incident. Gardai said everyone involved is believed to be known to each other, after arresting a man in his early 20s

Forensic officers remove items from the scene in the Rossfield Estate in Tallaght, Dublin

Gardai managed to arrest the suspect after he hid in an unconverted attic at the home and warned them not to enter the house with him still brandishing the knife. 

They fired rubber bullets containing incapacitating spray, and stun grenades into the attic, and when he emerged they hit him with a taser, before ‘dragging’ his body out of the house. 

They had shouted at the knifeman ‘don’t do it’ and yelled ‘show us your f***ing hands’ before he was detained.

It is believed he had been socialising at a house in Clondalkin before a row developed and he took a taxi to the Jobstown home where he carried out the attack, the Irish Independent said. 

Neighbours reportedly heard a woman shouting ‘help me’ and heard windows smashing.

The victims’ mother, in her 40s, was not in the house at the time of the attack but rushed there in a frantic bid to save her children.

A neighbour in his 60s said: ‘They were lovely, mannerly kids, they would have played with my grandchildren. Only the other day they were passing by, just being kids, and now this happened. It just doesn’t make any sense.’

Flowers have also been left at the scene, with one tribute reading: ‘Fly high little angels. Our hearts are broken for you all.’ 

In a statement, Gardai said everyone involved is believed to be known to each other and officers are not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.

A police cordon has been erected around the scene in the Rossfield Estate, with forensics teams pictured at the property this morning.

An incident room has also been established in Tallaght and all circumstances are being investigated under the direction of a senior investigating officer, police say.

Police at the scene in the Rossfield Estate in Tallaght, Dublin, after the deaths of a teenager and her two younger sisters

Forensic officers combing the scene following the arrest of a man in his 20s by specialist armed officers

A teenage boy was also taken to the same hospital having suffered serious injuries during the incident

Police forensic team members work near the scene on the Rossfield Estate in Tallaght, Dublin

The Coroner’s Office and the Office of the State Pathologist have been informed. with post-mortem examinations taking place.

The Garda says it has appointed a family liaison officer and will continue to support those involved in conjunction with other state agencies.

Officers responded to the incident with uniform unarmed Garda first responders from Tallaght District, supported by uniform members and armed detectives and specialist armed support unit members.

An Garda Siochna also said it has put in place welfare support for all officers who attended the incident.

A damaged window at the property, where a police cordon has been erected and an incident room established

The mother of the children, who was not injured during the incident, was also taken to the hospital for medical treatment

Fianna Fail councillor Charlie O’Connor, who was at the scene, said there is widespread shock in the community.

She added: ‘I don’t know how to describe it. I was getting calls from early morning with people bringing it to my attention.

‘People are only now beginning to come out of their house. I was at the Catholic Church a while ago and a lot people hadn’t heard, but the news was getting through.

‘There is deep shock, people are really, really upset, any event like this would cause shock but the fact that it involves children.

‘It’s a really shocking event for this community, and indeed for the wider Tallaght community and elsewhere. This will affect many, many people.

‘I was talking to the Gardai and they told me that their colleagues who were on last night were all deeply shocked.

‘It is terrible. We have to think of the family, think of their neighbours, think of the wider community.

Local people speak to Garda at the scene in the Rossfield Estate in Tallaght, Dublin, after the deaths of 18-year-old woman and her brother and sister

Flowers at the scene in the Rossfield Estate in Tallaght, Dublin, after the deaths of the three siblings

‘Attempts are being made to support the local community and the local Brookfield Youth and Community Centre has just confirmed to me that they’re opening up now for the rest of the day.

‘People are welcome to come and grieve and have a cup of tea and talk about their grief.

‘I really find it shocking to think three children of that age are no longer with us and won’t be going to school in the morning.’

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said: ‘The killing of three young family members is a tragedy, so awful and heart-breaking. It is difficult to comprehend.

‘My thoughts are with the family and the local community as they deal with this unimaginable crime.

‘Gardai and other services are supporting them at this difficult time.’ 

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