Ireland Gardaí renew appeal for information on ninth anniversary of Owen Maughan murder in Castlebar
Gardaí and the family of Owen Maughan, 26, renewed their appeal for information on the ninth anniversary of his murder in Castlebar, Mayo, on 18 December 2013, when he was shot at a service station on the Moneen Road. No arrests have been made in the case.
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Key facts
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- whatOwen Maughan was 29 years old at the time of his death (galwaydaily.com)
- whatOwen Maughan and his wife Anne were married for eight years and lived locally (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe vehicle used was a graphite grey BMW Estate car (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe BMW Estate car was known to have been stolen (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe car's registration was 06G3981 (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe car was fitted with cloned registration plates numbered 09D30024 (galwaydaily.com)
- whatThe car was destroyed by fire (galwaydaily.com)
- whatOwen Maughan was fatally wounded after being shot at a service station. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOwen Maughan was 26 years old at the time of his death. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOwen and his wife Anna were married for eight years and lived locally in the Castlebar area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA number of shots were fired from a graphite grey BMW Estate car at the service station. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe BMW Estate car was stolen from a hotel near Dublin Airport on 6 December 2013. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe car's registration was 06G3981 but it was fitted with cloned plates reading 09D30024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAfter the shooting the car left via the Claremorris road and was found two days later at Derryvohey in Mayo, destroyed by fire. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe murder took place at a service station on the Moneen Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo (galwaydaily.com)
- whereAfter the shooting, the car went out the Claremorris Road (galwaydaily.com)
- whereThe car was discovered two days later at Derryvohey in Mayo (galwaydaily.com)
- whereThe shooting took place on the Moneen Road in Castlebar. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe shooting occurred at 3:30pm on 18 December 2013 (galwaydaily.com)
- whenThe car was stolen from a hotel near Dublin Airport on 6 December 2013 (galwaydaily.com)
- whenThe shooting occurred at around 3:30 pm on 18 December 2013. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponA number of shots were fired from a car, fatally injuring Owen Maughan (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationNo arrests have been made in relation to the murder investigation (galwaydaily.com)
- investigationNo arrests have been made in relation to the investigation despite extensive Garda enquiries. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Dec2022Gardaí renew appeal for information on anniversary of murdered Mayo man
Ninth anniversary appeal for information; provides details of the graphite grey BMW Estate car used (stolen from a hotel near Dublin Airport on 6 December 2013, registration 06G3981 with cloned plates 09D30024, found destroyed by fire at Derryvohey two days later).
victim, Owen Maughan, 26, male, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan - 17 Dec2022Renewed appeal for information on 9th anniversary of murder - Galway Daily
Renewed appeal for information on the 9th anniversary of the murder; details provided about the stolen graphite grey BMW Estate car (reg 06G3981, cloned plates 09D30024) used in the shooting, which was stolen from a hotel near Dublin Airport on 6 December 2013 and later found destroyed by fire at Derryvohey, Mayo.
victim, Owen Maughan, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan