Murder

13:09, 3 JUL 2025

Man who told Irish Mirror 'I'm innocent' re-arrested over murder of tragic grandmother

Hasan Ali Gori, who admitted previously to being arrested and treated as a suspect in the murder of Josephine Ray, has once again been arrested

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Brother of murdered Valerie French backs amendment to child guardianship legislation

Ms French’s husband James Kilroy assaulted and killed her at her house in Kilbree Lower, outside Castlebar in Co Mayo

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Police make second arrest in murder probe after pregnant Sarah Montgomery found dead

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested in Belfast on Monday on suspicion of assisting an offender

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'My father is a cannibal killer and there's a horrifying detail I'll never forget'

Isakin Jonsson received the nickname 'Skara Cannibal' after he killed and ate parts of his girlfriend, Helle Christensen, and the impact of his crime had a devastating impact on his daughter

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Stephen McCourt jailed for minimum of 24 years for murdering friend and dumping body

Stephen McCourt, 41, was found guilty of murdering Damien Heagney after a trial which ended in April this year

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Jury hears man accused of murder was recorded calling alleged victim 'supergrass' and 'rat'

In the recording, Joseph Lawlor (39) goes on to say that he wouldn't stab the deceased, Michael Ryan (51), adding: 'I love you too f**king much.'

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John Hunt's 14 heartbreaking words to daughters a year after they were murdered

John Hunt has spoken publicly for the first time about the murders of his wife Carol and daughters Hannah and Louise at their home

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Double murderer Hazel Stewart fails in legal bid to be granted appeal against sentence

Police originally believed the victims died in a suicide pact, after discovering that their partners were having an extra-marital affair

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'Cannibal throuple' fed flesh to toddler and sold victims as street food

The crimes have been dubbed the one of the worst cases of cannibalism in Brazil's history

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Mum of footballer murdered over €6k of cannabis blasts killers: 'They took his future'

Viorel Doroscan (23) and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24) have been jailed for life for the murder of Mahamud Ilyas

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Sean McGovern changes legal team in challenge of extradition on murder and criminal organisation charges

Via video link from prison, McGovern confirmed that he was happy with this application

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Wife 'butchered husband by slicing off parts of his body and feeding him to dog'

Svetlana Batukova was convicted of the murder of her husband Horst Hans Henkels in 2019 - but has now seen her 14 year prison sentence upheld by appeal court judges

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Man admits murdering and beheading girlfriend

Pathologists believe Miss Spencer-Horn may have been attacked in the bathroom before being dragged into the hall, but a bloodied knife was also found in the bedroom, the court heard

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Teen locked dog in cupboard and bludgeoned parents to death before throwing party

Tyler, now 22, continues to brag about his horrific crimes a decade on from behind bars, regularly signing autographs for fellow inmates with his self-proclaimed nickname: Hammer Boy.

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Elderly 'proud Irishman' murdered in London set to be buried in native village 'as he wished'

John Mackey (87) passed away in hospital two days after he was injured in the alleged robbery

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Ongoing searches at farm of murdered Michael Gaine - live updates

Kerry farmer Michael Gaine was last seen on the morning of March 20th. He was laid to rest last weekend after partial remains were found

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Widow 'killed and her body fed to pigs by new boyfriend in Mafia murder'

Maria Chindamo, a Calabrian businesswoman, was killed in Limbadi in 2016 and her body was then chopped up into pieces by a tractor and fed to pigs according to police

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Michael Gaine funeral: Tearful farewell in Kenmare as murdered farmer laid to rest

Kerry farmer Michael Gaine will be laid to rest today after a funeral mass in his native Kenmare.

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Archaeologists discover 'worst possible way to die' with horrifying find

Archaeologists have uncovered the skeleton of a young man who was subjected to a remarkably gruesome and drawn-out form of execution during the Middle Ages

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Wife's chilling four words after killing, castrating and cooking husband

Omaiama Nelson, a model and nanny who had moved from Egypt to the US, met her husband Bill Nelson just three days before they got married - but their union was far from a happy one

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Michael Gaine murder suspect says he won't attend funeral but insists what happened was 'a tragedy'

Self-admitted murder suspect Michael Kelley also poured cold water on rumours he was being kicked off the victim's land before his death

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Prison bosses weighing up Richard Satchwell's request to return to Limerick prison

Richard Satchwell

Satchwell could end up being housed with infamous State witness Jonathan Dowdall

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Tattoo artist found guilty of murdering chef with sword in Cork

Jurors at the Central Criminal Court in Cork took just over four hours to unanimously convict Dylan Scannell of the murder of 33-year-old father-of-two Ian Baitson

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Tattoo artist charged with sword murder says he 'only ever meant to scare him'

"I just wanted to scare him. I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I didn’t think that by hitting him in the leg I would cause him any damage"

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