Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Leonard
Born 1958, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 1 case, 1 Oct 2021 to 29 Feb 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1958, 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
latest first- 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 2022Convicted, accused, suspect · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Leonard, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 29 Feb2024Irish murderer serving life sentence dies in prisonconvicted, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 28 Feb2024Murderer of Cork woman dies in prison weeks after being sentenced to lifeconvicted, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 14 Dec2022'Emotionally manipulative' man gets life for murdering woman in car blazeconvicted, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 14 Dec2022'Emotionally manipulative' Limerick man jailed for murdering woman he was obsessed withconvicted, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 14 Dec2022'Manipulative' man given life sentence for murderconvicted, Michael Leonard, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 28 Nov2022Irishman pleads guilty to murdering grandmother found dead in burning carsuspect, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 28 Nov2022County Limerick man admits murdering grandmother whose body was found in burning caraccused, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 28 Nov2022Man pleads guilty to murdering a grandmother whose body was found in burning caraccused, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 28 Nov2022Man pleads guilty to murder of grandmother in Corkaccused, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 28 Nov2022Man (63) pleads guilty to murdering woman found in burning car in Co Corkaccused, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
- 1 Oct2021Man sent foward for trial over north Cork murdersuspect, Michael Leonard, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Leonard
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