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• Double murderer Frank McCann withdraws parole bid in Rathfarnham Murder

  In 1992, Frank McCann, a 62-year-old swimming coach, set fire to the family house on Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, killing his wife Esther McCann and 18-month-old foster child Jessica. His first trial was suspended when he set himself alight with a bottle of cologne, and he was given two life sentences in 1996. After nearly 30 years in jail, McCann was granted dusk-to-dawn day release in June 2022 and was due before the Statutory Parole Board at the end of that year. In June 2023, McCann withdrew his parole application, a move his brother Bernard said he welcomed, while the victims' families remained opposed to his release.

  In court, 21 Jun 2023Victim · 1 report

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1. 12 Aug2022
   Otherextra.ie, in Double murderer Frank McCann withdraws parole bid in Rathfarnham

   Family Of Victims 'Looking Over Their Shoulders' As Murderer Frank McCann Walks The Streets

   victim, Jessica, 18 monthsJessica18 months

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