Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1989, from the ages reported

Offences

Perverting the course of justice, Perverting the course of justice; theft; using false instruments

Where

Co. Wexford, Co. Dublin

Reporting

6 reports, 12 Oct 2023 to 30 Oct 2025

Outlets

irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit

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• Woman who faked her death to avoid trial sentenced to three years Perverting the course of justice · Co. Wexford

  Amy McAuley, 35, of Connagh, Fethard-on-Sea, Co Wexford, faked her own death to avoid a January 2023 trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on theft and attempted deception charges linked to a €10,000 KBC Bank loan taken out in 2018. While pretending to be a sister, she told gardaí she had died, and she submitted a false death notification form to Wexford County Council on 19 January 2023. She pleaded guilty to several offences, including attempting to pervert the course of justice on 23 January 2023, and on 16 May 2025 a judge ordered a probation risk assessment and adjourned the case to October. On 30 October 2025 she was sentenced, with reports differing between a three-year jail term and a four-year global term with the final 12 months suspended.

  Sentenced, 30 Oct 2025Convicted, accused · 4 reports
• Dublin woman further charged with perverting the course of justice over alleged faked death Perverting the course of justice; theft; using false instruments · Co. Dublin

  Amy McAuley (34), now living at Connagh, Fethard-On-Sea, Co Wexford, is accused of faking her death using bogus medical reports. Between July 2020 and January 2023 she is alleged to have committed a theft and several false-instrument offences, including registering her death as 26 December 2022. After an investigation by the Pearse Street Garda Station detective unit, she was arrested in June 2023 and given €500 bail, and further charges of perverting the course of justice were brought at Dublin District Court in October 2023. In January 2024 she was sent forward to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where her next hearing is in February.

  In court, 12 Oct 2023Accused · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 30 Oct2025
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Woman who faked her death to avoid trial sentenced to three years

   Woman who faked her death to avoid trial jailed for three years

   convicted, Amy McAuley, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy McAuley♀35IE
2. 30 Oct2025
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Woman who faked her death to avoid trial sentenced to three years

   Woman who faked her own death in 'deliberate scheme' to avoid trial is jailed for three years

   convicted, Amy McAuley, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy McAuley♀35IE
3. 30 Oct2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Woman who faked her death to avoid trial sentenced to three years

   Woman who faked own death after theft jailed for 3 years

   convicted, Amy McAuley, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy McAuley♀35IE
4. 16 May2025
   In courtrte.ie, in Woman who faked her death to avoid trial sentenced to three years

   Judge calls for risk assessement on woman who faked death

   accused, Amy McAuley, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy McAuley♀35IE
5. 26 Jan2024
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Dublin woman further charged with perverting the course of justice over alleged faked death

   Dublin woman accused of faking her death sent forward for trial

   accused, Amy McAuley, 34, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy McAuley♀34IE
6. 12 Oct2023
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Dublin woman further charged with perverting the course of justice over alleged faked death

   Dublin woman accused of faking her own death further charged with perverting the course of justice

   accused, Amy McAuley, 34, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy McAuley♀34IE

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