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Woman and Child Who Died in Offaly House Fire Named Locally as Murder Probe Launched
Investigators link the arson killing two innocent family members to a suspected drugs-related revenge attack, with the house previously targeted multiple times, Gardaí said.
- On Saturday, a blaze broke out shortly before 7.45pm at a home in Castleview Park, Edenderry, killing care worker Mary Holt and four-year-old Tadhg Farrell.
- One line of inquiry points to a revenge motive linked to the drugs trade, targeting innocent relatives of a convicted drug dealer, with prior assaults including smashed windows and a misdirected pipe bomb at Castleview Park estate.
- An Garda Síochána has launched a full murder investigation and declared the house a crime scene being examined by the Garda Technical Bureau, with a Senior Investigating Officer leading the inquiry from Tullamore Garda Station incident room and post-mortems by Assistant State Pathologist Margot Bolster scheduled.
- Local councillors and Deputy Nolan expressed shock and condolences; a woman in her 50s remains hospitalized after the fire, which they say is 'heartbreaking and devastating news.'
- Gardaí are urgently appealing for witnesses, especially from Castleview Park between 7pm and 8pm Saturday, and ask drivers with dashcam footage to contact Tullamore Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line, as sources say the case raises wider public‑safety concerns in the Midlands.
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Combatting arson attacks ‘vital for society’, Taoiseach warns after house fire
A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry. It is “vital” that the State prevents further arson attacks and brings perpetrators to justice, the Taoiseach has said, as gardai search for those responsible for a fatal house fire in Co Offaly. A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry at a…
Woman and child who died in Offaly house fire named locally as Garda murder probe launched
One line of inquiry is that those responsible are involved in the drugs trade and targeted the innocent victims, who had no connection to criminal activity, because of their family ties
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