Ireland Crime

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Convicted

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Murder

Where

Co. Limerick

Reporting

2 reports, 2 Dec 2022 to 3 Dec 2022

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limerickleader.ie, tipperarylive.ie

• Supervised prison visit cancelled for Limerick hotel murder convict Murder · Co. Limerick

  Sylvia Roche Kelly, a 33-year-old mother of two, was murdered on 7 December 2007 at the Clarion Hotel in Limerick city following a birthday night out with friends. Jerry McGrath, from Tipperary, who had previously attacked a taxi driver in April 2007 and attempted to abduct a five-year-old girl while on bail, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. McGrath fled to the UK after the killing and later applied for parole after seven and 13 years. In December 2022, a planned Section 39 supervised prison visit at a neutral location in Kildare was cancelled after the victim's brother Gerard Bourke contacted the Minister for Justice's office.

  Convicted, 2 Dec 2022Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 3 Dec2022
   Convictedlimerickleader.ie, in Supervised prison visit cancelled for Limerick hotel murder convict

   Brother of Limerick woman murdered in hotel welcomes U-turn on killer's 'supervised' family visit

   convicted, Jerry McGrath, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jerry McGrath♂IE
2. 2 Dec2022
   Convictedtipperarylive.ie, in Supervised prison visit cancelled for Limerick hotel murder convict

   Brother of woman murdered in hotel welcomes U-turn on Tipperary killer's 'supervised' family visit

   convicted, Jerry McGrath, male, named, irish (judged from name)Jerry McGrath♂IE

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