Named in reporting

Mary O'Keeffe

Born 1950, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 1 case, 1 Oct 2021 to 29 Feb 2024

Victim: Mary O'Keeffe, Irish woman, 72 (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
1950, from the ages reported
Offences
Murder
Where
Co. Cork
Reporting
11 reports, 1 Oct 2021 to 29 Feb 2024
Outlets
limerickleader.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

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Cases

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  • Man jailed for Doneraile murder dies in Cork prison Murder · Co. Cork

    Michael Leonard, a man aged 63, poured two gallons of petrol into a car and set it alight while 72-year-old woman Mary O'Keeffe was inside, at a woodland in Doneraile, Co Cork, on 4 February 2021. He was found in the River Awbeg the following day, charged with murder, and pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in November 2022. Justice Paul McDermott sentenced him to life imprisonment on 14 December 2022. Leonard died in Cork Prison on 27 February 2024 after a battle with cancer, ten weeks after his sentencing.

    Sentenced, 14 Dec 2022Victim · 11 reports

Timeline

every report naming Mary O'Keeffe, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 29 Feb2024
    Irish murderer serving life sentence dies in prison
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  2. 28 Feb2024
    Murderer of Cork woman dies in prison weeks after being sentenced to life
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  3. 14 Dec2022
    'Emotionally manipulative' man gets life for murdering woman in car blaze
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  4. 14 Dec2022
    'Emotionally manipulative' Limerick man jailed for murdering woman he was obsessed with
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  5. 14 Dec2022
    'Manipulative' man given life sentence for murder
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  6. 28 Nov2022
    Irishman pleads guilty to murdering grandmother found dead in burning car
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  7. 28 Nov2022
    County Limerick man admits murdering grandmother whose body was found in burning car
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  8. 28 Nov2022
    Man pleads guilty to murdering a grandmother whose body was found in burning car
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  9. 28 Nov2022
    Man pleads guilty to murder of grandmother in Cork
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  10. 28 Nov2022
    Man (63) pleads guilty to murdering woman found in burning car in Co Cork
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe
  11. 1 Oct2021
    Man sent foward for trial over north Cork murder
    victim, Mary O'Keeffe, 72, female, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Keeffe

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