Ireland Named in reporting
Lorna Woodnutt
Born 1974, from the ages reported. 35 reports across 1 case, 30 Sep 2023 to 3 Oct 2024
Victim: Lorna Woodnutt, Irish woman, 51 (judged from name)Lorna WoodnuttVictim: Lorna Kearney (née Woodnutt), Irish woman (judged from name)Lorna Kearney (née Woodnutt)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1974, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 35 reports, 30 Sep 2023 to 3 Oct 2024
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, offalyexpress.ie, irishtimes.com, extra.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, dublinlive.ie, corkbeo.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Lorna Woodnutt was tragically killed in July 2023.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia offalyexpress.ie, 3 Oct 2024
Lorna Woodnutt.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia extra.ie, 3 Oct 2024
Lorna Woodnutt
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 3 Oct 2024
Lorna Woodnutt died from blunt force trauma to the head and chest
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 3 Oct 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- Teen sentenced to life in detention for Offaly murder Murder · Co. Offaly
A teenage boy, aged 16 at the time, used a sledgehammer and a lump hammer to kill 51-year-old laboratory technician Lorna Woodnutt at her home in the Rahan area outside Tullamore, Co Offaly, on 29 September 2023. The boy, who is known to the victim and cannot be named under the Children's Act, posted a video of the scene on Snapchat to a three-figure number of contacts. He was arrested at the scene and charged with murder on 30 September 2023, then remanded in detention at Oberstown through a series of court appearances. He pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court on 8 July 2024 and was sentenced on 3 October 2024 to life in detention with a review after 15 years, with the prospect of release in 2038.
Sentenced, 3 Oct 2024Victim · 35 reports
Timeline
every report naming Lorna Woodnutt, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 3 Oct2024Teen Snapchat killer had 'unhealthy interest' in men who 'pedal extreme beliefs'victim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 3 Oct2024Teen sentenced to life after killing Offaly woman in brutal hammer attack and posting video onlinevictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 3 Oct2024‘Extraordinary level of brutality’: Boy (17) sentenced for murdering Lorna Woodnutt and posting video on Snapchatvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 3 Oct2024Teenage boy sentenced to life in detention over murder of Lorna Woodnuttvictim, Lorna WoodnuttLorna Woodnutt
- 3 Oct2024Boy sentenced to life in detention over Offaly murder he posted on Snapchatvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 3 Oct2024Boy sentenced to life in detention over Woodnutt murdervictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 22 Jul2024Teen bludgeoned woman to death before posting video and taking selfie with bodyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 22 Jul2024Teenage boy killed Lorna Woodnutt in hammer attack and posted video online, court hearsvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 22 Jul2024Teenager posted murder video to alert gardaí, court toldvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 51, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenager pleads guilty to murder of Midlands womanvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenage boy, 17, admits murdering Lorna Woodnutt in Co Offalyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenage boy admits to murder of Lorna Woodnutt in Co Offalyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenager pleads guilty to Offaly murder of Lorna Woodnuttvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenager pleads guilty to murder of Midlands womanvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenage boy admits murdering Lorna Woodnutt in Offaly last yearvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 8 Jul2024Teenager pleads guilty to murder of Offaly woman Lorna Woodnuttvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 22 Nov2023File on Offaly murder charge gone to DPPvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 18 Oct2023Teenager further remanded to Oberstown Detention Centrevictim, Lorna Woodnutt, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 12 Oct2023'Her smile lit up everywhere she went' - Funeral of Lorna Woodnutt killed in Offaly hearsvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 9 Oct2023Funeral Of Lorna Woodnutt Who Died In Violent Offaly Attack To Take Place This Weekvictim, Lorna WoodnuttLorna Woodnutt
- 9 Oct2023Funeral details confirmed for woman killed in brutal Offaly attackvictim, Lorna Kearney (née Woodnutt), female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Kearney (née Woodnutt)
- 4 Oct2023Tributes pour in for 'lovely' Lorna Woodnutt killed in horror Offaly attackvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 4 Oct2023Tributes pour in for 'lovely' and 'sweet' Lorna Woodnutt killed in Offaly attackvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 4 Oct2023Teenager further remanded over Offaly woman’s murdervictim, Lorna Woodnutt, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 4 Oct2023Teenager accused of Offaly murder remanded in detention for two weeksvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 1 Oct2023Sharing Offaly murder video could land you in prison amid warning from judgevictim, Lorna Woodnutt, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 1 Oct2023Teenage male appears in court accused of murdering woman in Offalyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Teenage boy appears in court charged with murder of woman in Offalyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40sLorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Gardai charge teenage boy in connection with 'violent' Tullamore killingvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, femaleLorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Gardaí issue update on investigation into death of woman in violent incident in Offalyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Gardaí charge teenager over death of woman in Offalyvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Teenager arrested after woman dies in 'violent incident' in Tullamorevictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023First photo of woman killed in 'violent incident' in Tullamore as teen arrestedvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Victim of Offaly murder named as parents urged to protect kids from horror vidsvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, female, irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
- 30 Sep2023Woman killed in gruesome Offaly attack shared online named as Lorna Woodnuttvictim, Lorna Woodnutt, 40s, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lorna Woodnutt
Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.