Murder Trial Reveals Details of Hidden Limerick Woman Body

Published 1d ago · Latest report 8h ago · Court ruling

Affects United Kingdom and Ireland

Earlier on this storyPolice recover body from Lough Erne in missing woman probe1w ago

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Court hears a murdered Limerick woman's body spent two weeks in a van before being dumped.

A Limerick woman was beaten to death and her remains were kept in a vehicle for two weeks before being submerged in Lough Erne. Detectives investigating the suspected killing have brought charges against a woman in her 60s as the murder inquiry continues. The ongoing court proceedings have laid bare gruesome details regarding how the victim was concealed.

The victimCarrie Mullane was 39 years old when she was killed.
The concealmentHer body was wrapped in black plastic sheeting and weighed down in the water.
The arrestsPolice have detained three individuals in total as part of the murder investigation.

Why it matters

This case follows the recent recovery of human remains from Lough Erne in County Fermanagh during a missing person probe. Violent crime investigations involving bodies moved across county lines require extensive forensic work and cross-jurisdictional police cooperation between the Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Timeline2

Nov 10A woman in her 60s was charged in court by police investigating the murder.
Nov 12A court heard that the victim's body was kept in a vehicle for two weeks before being dumped.

By the numbers2

39 yrsage of the victim

2 wksbody kept in van

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