Ireland Named in reporting
Josephine Ray
Born 1935, from the ages reported. 80 reports across 1 case, 6 Aug 2024 to 5 Nov 2026
Victim: Josephine Ray, Irish woman, 89Josephine Ray
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1935, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Tipperary
- Reporting
- 80 reports, 6 Aug 2024 to 5 Nov 2026
- Outlets
- limerickpost.ie, tipperarylive.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie, extra.ie, offalyexpress.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Josephine Ray (89) of St Joseph’s Park, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, was found strangled and suffocated in her bed on August 4th, 2024.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 22 Oct 2026
Josephine Ray was found unresponsive in a house in Nenagh
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 23 Sep 2025
Josephine Ray.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia corkbeo.ie, 17 Mar 2025
Josephine Ray was 'an icon of Nenagh'
Photocredit not given by the outletvia tipperarylive.ie, 8 Aug 2024Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Man on trial for murder of 89-year-old woman in Nenagh Murder · Co. Tipperary
89-year-old Irish woman Josephine Ray was found strangled and smothered in her bed at her home in St Joseph's Park, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, on 4 August 2024. Hasan Ali Gori, a 52-year-old man originally from Chad who was in a relationship with the victim's daughter Mary Ray, was arrested alongside Mary Ray on 9 August 2024 and released without charge, then re-arrested in July 2025 before being charged with murder in October 2025. Gori pleaded not guilty at his trial at the Central Criminal Court in Limerick, which opened on 19 October 2026. The jury retired to deliberate on 4 November 2026 after three weeks of evidence and adjourned without a verdict, with deliberations set to resume on Friday.
In court, 19 Oct 2026Victim · 80 reports
Timeline
every report naming Josephine Ray, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Nov2026Jury retires until tomorrow in murder trialvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 4 Nov2026Jury begins deliberations in trial of man accused of murdering Tipperary grandmothervictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 4 Nov2026Jury adjourns without verdict in pensioner murder trialvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 3 Nov2026Interpreter gives evidence as Tipperary murder reaches closing stagesvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 3 Nov2026Grandmother died trying to defend herself jury toldvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 3 Nov2026African translator gives evidence in murder trialvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 2 Nov2026Gardaí told accused to leave Tipperary home months before grandmother's deathvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 2 Nov2026Man told to leave house months before pensioner's deathvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 31 Oct2026Man accused in death of pensioner denies telling her daughter to murder hervictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 30 Oct2026‘It’s over now’: Jury in Tipperary murder trial hears audio recordings from argumentvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 30 Oct2026Man denies choking woman (89) and telling victim’s daughter to murder her, trial hearsvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 30 Oct2026Man denied choking Tipperary woman, 89, murder trial toldvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 29 Oct2026Jury hears of social worker's concern for Josephine Ray months before her deathvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 29 Oct2026Social worker tells murder trial of concern for pensionervictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 28 Oct2026Dead pensioner had broken bones in her neck and almost 50 bruises on her bodyvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 28 Oct2026Woman suffered over 40 injuries during attack, court toldvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 27 Oct2026Woman was contacted over illegal occupancy of accusedvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 23 Oct2026Jury in Tipperary murder trial told accused was seen 'headbutting' victim's daughtervictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 23 Oct2026Josie Ray murder accused allegedly headbutted her daughter night before, court hearsvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 22 Oct2026Murder accused heard saying victim 'had to leave' homevictim, Josephine "Josie" Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Josie" Ray
- 22 Oct2026Josie Ray murder accused told her daughter one of them would have to leave, court hearsvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 22 Oct2026Jury in murder trial hears from neighbours of Nenagh women Josephine Rayvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 21 Oct2026Josie Ray’s grandchildren had told gardaí of safety concerns before her death, court hearsvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 20 Oct2026Elderly woman and man accused of her murder had regularly argued, court hearsvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 19 Oct2026Man goes on trial accused of smothering and strangling 89-year-old womanvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 19 Oct2026Jury hears 89-year-old woman was strangled while in bedvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 18 Oct2025Homeless man charged with murder of 89-year-old Tipperary womanvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 17 Oct2025BREAKING: 51-year old man charged with murder of Nenagh woman Josephine Rayvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 17 Oct2025Homeless man appears in court charged with murder of 89-year old Tipperary womanvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 17 Oct2025Man charged with murder of elderly woman in Tipperaryvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 17 Oct2025Homeless man charged with murder of partner's mother at Tipperary homevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 17 Oct2025Homeless man charged after pensioner's body found in her own homevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 23 Sep2025Major investigation underway into prison assaultsvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 23 Sep2025Josephine Ray murder suspect in solitary confinement after alleged prison attackvictim, Josephine Ray, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 18 Sep2025Josephine Ray murder suspect in ICU after alleged beating by prison officersvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 8 Jul2025'They've got the wrong man,' says suspect rearrested over pensioner's murdervictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, Irish, irishJosephine Ray
- 7 Jul2025File gone to DPP in Garda investigation into death of 89-year-oldvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 4 Jul2025Man arrested for second time in Limerick in relation to killing of 98 year oldvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 3 Jul2025Man, 50s, arrested in Garda investigation into murder of 89-year-old womanvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 3 Jul2025Man, 50s, arrested over Tipperary woman's death last yearvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 24 Apr2025Couple living in rat-infested hovel deny part in pensioner’s murdervictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 18 Mar2025Josephine Ray murder suspects are now living in a tent, claim their life is hellvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 17 Mar2025Tipp murder suspects are now living in a tent, claim their life is hellvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Sep2024Woman arrested over mother's murder afraid of her life to return to housevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 25 Aug2024Man arrested on suspicion of murder of Josephine Ray was attacked after releasevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 22 Aug2024Couple arrested over murder of beloved Nenagh grandmother insists - 'we are innocent'victim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 22 Aug2024Couple arrested over murder of gran Josephine Ray insist: 'We are innocent'victim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 14 Aug2024Grandson of murdered Josephine Ray 'barricades doors' as killers roam streetsvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 13 Aug2024GSOC will investigate Garda interactions at home of murder victim Josephine Rayvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 12 Aug2024GSOC to investigate garda interactions at Tipperary house before woman's deathvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 12 Aug2024Nenagh murder: Interactions between gardaí and Josie Ray sent to Gsoc for examinationvictim, Josie Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josie Ray
- 12 Aug2024Investigation into death of Josephine Ray referred to Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commissionvictim, Josephine "Josie" Ray, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine "Josie" Ray
- 12 Aug2024Two arrested in connection with Tipperary murder released without chargevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 11 Aug2024Man and woman arrested in Josie Ray murder investigation released without chargevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 10 Aug2024Man and woman arrested in connection with murder of Josephine Ray in Nenagh released without chargevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 10 Aug2024UPDATE: Gardaí investigating Nenagh murder of Josephine Ray issue update on man arrestedvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 10 Aug2024Man arrested in connection with murder of Josephine Ray released without chargevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Two arrests made in Josie Ray murder investigation on the day of her funeral in Tipperaryvictim, Josephine (Josie) Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine (Josie) Ray
- 9 Aug2024Josephine Ray was a 'one of a kind, true lady, funeral hears as two arrested in connection with Tipperary murder investigationvictim, Josephine Ray, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024BREAKING: Two people arrested in connection with death of Nenagh womanvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 9 Aug2024Gardai arrest man and woman, 50s, in connection with murder of Josephine Rayvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Josephine Ray murder: Man and woman arrested just hours after funeralvictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 9 Aug2024‘Stunned, bewildered, heartbroken’: Great-grandmother murdered in her own home remembered at funeral as ‘one of a kind'victim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 9 Aug2024Man and woman arrested in connection with death of Josephine Rayvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Two people arrested in connection with Nenagh murdervictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 9 Aug2024'We are all shocked,' much-loved Nenagh murder victim Josephine Ray laid to restvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 9 Aug2024Granddaughter of murdered Josephine Ray tells funeral: 'She had a great heart'victim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Nenagh murder victim remembered as 'beacon of town'victim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 9 Aug2024Nenagh murder: Gardaí believe killer may have had an accomplicevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Murder victim Josephine Ray 'stood on street in terror' before she was killedvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Murdered gran Josephine Ray left terrified on street night before killingvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 9 Aug2024Gardaí investigate whether killer of Tipperary widow Josie Ray (89) may have had an accomplicevictim, Josie Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josie Ray
- 8 Aug2024Funeral details announced for Tipperary great-grandmother murdered in her own homevictim, Josephine 'Josie' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Josie' Ray
- 8 Aug2024Gardai continue to appeal for information on Nenagh murder as funeral details announcedvictim, Josephine Ray, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 8 Aug2024Woman murdered in Nenagh to be buried near where she grew up in Tipperaryvictim, Josephine “Josie” Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine “Josie” Ray
- 7 Aug2024Loving tributes paid online to murder victim who was 'an icon of Nenagh'victim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 7 Aug2024Elderly Nenagh murder victim named locally as further details emergevictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 7 Aug2024Nenagh murder investigation: Elderly woman named locally amidst further updatesvictim, Josephine Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine Ray
- 6 Aug2024Murder probe launched after death of 89-year old womanvictim, Josephine 'Joan' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Joan' Ray
- 6 Aug2024Murder inquiry under way into suspicious death of woman (89) in Nenagh, Co Tipperaryvictim, Josephine 'Joan' Ray, 89, female, irish (judged from name)Josephine 'Joan' Ray
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