Ireland Named in reporting
Josephine McMahon
Born 1955, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 1 case, 9 Jun 2023 to 27 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1955, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault
- Where
- Co. Kerry
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 9 Jun 2023 to 27 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- OIP investigates death of woman jailed for sexual assault in Kerry Sexual assault · Co. Kerry
Josephine McMahon, a woman aged 69 (reports differ, 70), pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in June 2023 to two sample counts of sexually assaulting two brothers at an address in Co Kerry between 1992 and 1996. The boys were aged between four and five and between eight and twelve at the time of the abuse. She was sentenced to three and a half years with the final 12 months suspended, an effective term of two and a half years. McMahon died of a suspected heart attack in hospital on 1 January 2025 after being transferred from the Dochas women's prison in Dublin over Christmas. The Office of the Inspector of Prisons has investigated her death in custody.
Sentenced, 26 Jun 2023Convicted · 7 reports
Timeline
every report naming Josephine McMahon, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Jan2026Woman jailed for sexually abusing two boys phoned sister before she diedconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 69, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
- 2 Jan2025Elderly woman who abused boys dies in hospital on New Year's Dayconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 70, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
- 2 Jan2025Kerry woman who abused young boys dies in hospital on New Year's Dayconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 70, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
- 26 Jun2023Woman (68) jailed for ‘heinous’ sexual abuse of two boys in Co Kerry 30 years agoconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 68, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
- 26 Jun2023Woman jailed for 'heinous' abuse of two young boysconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 68, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
- 10 Jun2023Woman used wooden spoon to sexually abuse young boy in 'heinous' actconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 69, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
- 9 Jun2023Woman (69) pleads guilty to sexually assaulting two young boys in 1990sconvicted, Josephine McMahon, 69, female, named, irish (judged from name)Josephine McMahon
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