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Mary Ray says she is too afraid to return to the house. Mary Ray and Hasan Ali Gori were arrested and released without charge, both deny involvement, and a file is being prepared for the DPP. The person or persons responsible remain at large.

Adds that Hasan Ali Gori says he was attacked at a roundabout after release, that Gardaí confirmed an investigation into the alleged assault on 11 August 2024, and that both suspects deny involvement in the death.

Exclusive interview in which the two arrested people deny involvement, describe finding Josephine dead and say gardaí seized items including a phone. It also reports that gardaí were called to the house the night before she was found.

Interview with grandson Daniel Ray O'Brien about family fears, a prior garda call the night before the murder, a GSOC referral and renewed appeals for witnesses and footage. No arrests or charges are mentioned in this article.

Adds that GSOC is investigating Garda interactions at Ray's home, that gardaí had been called to the property the day before she was found dead, and that a senior investigating officer has been appointed.

Gardaí referred their contact with residents of the property to GSOC for potential investigation. The article adds that the man and woman arrested were both released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP. It also reports the cause of death and an appeal for witnesses for 3 to 4 August.

Adds that three Garda interactions with Ms Ray were referred to Gsoc, that one was on 3 August at St Joseph's Park after reports of a disturbance, and that a file on the murder is being prepared for the DPP. Confirms the arrested pair were both in their 50s and were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Appeals for dashcam or video footage from St Joseph's Park.

Adds that the man and woman in their 50s were detained on Friday and released without charge, the woman on Saturday evening; a file goes to the DPP; a pillow at the scene is being examined forensically; and gardaí are appealing for witnesses for the period 8pm Saturday 3 August to midday Sunday 4 August.

Reports that the man and woman in their 50s, both arrested and questioned, were released without charge, with the man released before lunchtime on Saturday and the woman that evening, and that a file is going to the DPP. The article does not name them.

Adds that a man and a woman, both in their 50s, were arrested on Friday afternoon and released without charge, with files to go to the DPP. Also adds that there was no sign of forced entry and that gardaí are appealing for witnesses and footage.

Reports that the man arrested over the death was released without charge on 10 August 2024 and that a woman in her 50s remains in Garda custody. Adds the Garda statement, the SIO appointment and the incident room.

Reports that a man and a woman in their 50s were arrested on 9 August 2024 and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Garda stations in the Southern Region. The article does not name them, and it gives Josephine Ray's cause of death as strangulation with facial injuries.

Adds that the man and woman in their 50s were arrested just hours after the funeral, were understood to have known Ms Ray, and were held at separate Garda stations under Section 4. Gardaí found no sign of forced entry and believe she may have admitted her killers.

Provides details of the initial arrests on 9 August 2024, the location of the body (St Joseph's Park, Nenagh), the time of discovery (shortly after midday on Sunday 4 August), the appointment of an SIO and incident room at Nenagh Garda Station, and the funeral details (Requiem Mass at St. Mary of the Rosary Church, burial at Killodeirnan Graveyard).

Funeral report with family and priest tributes; adds that she was found in a bedroom, that death is understood to be by asphyxiation, and her burial place. No arrests or suspects are mentioned.

Adds the grandson's account of a disturbance on the Saturday night that gardaí attended, his claims that the victim had made complaints about violence for over a year, the victim's injuries, and the garda appeal for witnesses and footage. States that no arrests had been made as of 9 August 2024.

Before any arrests, the grandson says Josephine Ray was left terrified on the street the night before she was killed and that gardaí were called on the Saturday night over a violent incident. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and footage, and say no arrests have been made.

Adds the investigation theory that the killer may have had an accomplice, the lack of forced entry, the detectives' view that the killer knew Ms Ray, the incident room at Nenagh Garda station and the forensic work. No arrests are reported.

Adds the victim's name and age, the scene details, the cause of death as understood by investigators, the lines of inquiry, the incident room and appeals for witnesses and footage, and the funeral arrangements. No arrests are mentioned in this article.

Adds the early police response to the Nenagh death: the discovery is treated as suspicious, a senior investigating officer and incident room are in place, a post-mortem was completed, and gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage for the period 8pm Saturday 3 August to midday Sunday 4 August. The article's 'yesterday' timing conflicts with the garda statement's date of Sunday 4 August, and the victim's age is given as 89 in the report but 'in her 80s' in the garda statement.

Earliest report of the death: it describes the discovery, the suspicious-death investigation, the sealed scene, the post-mortem, the appointed senior investigating officer and the appeal for witnesses. It names no suspects and gives the woman's age as 89, which the Nenagh murder case later records.

Garda press release confirming the arrest of two people (a man and a woman in their 50s) on 9 August 2024 and their detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at Garda stations in the Southern Region.