Ireland Named in reporting
Neville Van Westhuizen
Born 1982, from the ages reported. 34 reports across 1 case, 5 Oct 2022 to 8 Dec 2025
Suspect: Neville Van Westhuizen, non-Irish man, 41 (judged from name)Neville Van WesthuizenSuspect: Neville Van Der Westhuisen, non-Irish person (judged from name)Neville Van Der Westhuisen
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused, suspect
- Born
- 1982, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder (double)
- Where
- Co. Cavan
- Reporting
- 34 reports, 5 Oct 2022 to 8 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, extra.ie
Cases
latest first- Ruth Lawrence sentenced to life for double murder in Cavan Murder (double) · Co. Cavan
Eoin O'Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33, were shot dead at an unknown location in the State between 22 April and 26 May 2014, and their bodies were later found bound and buried on Inchicup Island, Lough Sheelin. Irish woman Ruth Lawrence, 42, was arrested in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in October 2022 on an international warrant and extradited to Ireland in May 2023, where she was charged with two counts of murder. A Central Criminal Court jury found her guilty of both murders by majority verdicts on 12 November 2025, finding she shot O'Connor and worked as a unit with her then-boyfriend Neville van der Westhuizen, who shot Keegan. On 8 December 2025, Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced Lawrence to two concurrent life sentences, backdated to 4 October 2022.
Sentenced, 8 Dec 2025Accused, suspect · 34 reports
Timeline
every report naming Neville Van Westhuizen, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 Dec2025Dublin woman who found murder 'funny' handed two life sentencessuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 8 Dec2025Killer who found murder 'funny' learns her fate as devastated families speak outsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 8 Dec2025‘I wonder does she still find it funny’: Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for double murderaccused, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 8 Dec2025Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for murders of two men found on lake islandaccused, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 8 Dec2025Ruth Lawrence sentenced to life for murders of two mensuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of 2014 murders of two men found dead on lake island in the midlandssuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of 2014 double murdersuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murders of two men in 2014suspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murdering two men whose bodies were found on lake islandsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, namedNeville van der Westhuizen
- 11 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence trial: Jury will return on Wednesday to consider verdicts for fifth daysuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, namedNeville van der Westhuizen
- 7 Nov2025Deliberations cease in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial, with jury to return on Mondaysuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, namedNeville van der Westhuizen
- 5 Nov2025Judge instructs jury in Ruth Lawrence murder trial what to consider before reaching verdictsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 4 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence murder trial witnesses untrustworthy, argues defence counselaccused, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, namedNeville van der Westhuizen
- 3 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence and boyfriend acted as ‘tag team’ to kill drug dealer, murder trial hearssuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 31 Oct2025Murder accused Ruth Lawrence feared becoming human trafficking victim, pastor tells trialaccused, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 22 Oct2025Ruth Lawrence 'not a murderer' as boyfriend 'murdered' drug dealer and palsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 17 Oct2025Trial of woman accused of 2 murders told of 'dreadful smell' like 'rotten flesh'suspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 16 Oct2025Families of two men murdered in 2014 tell double murder trial about their last contact with themsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 14 Oct2025Continued trial of woman for murder of two men in doubt over 'medical situation' of witnesssuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 10 Oct2025Murder accused inquired about borrowing boat, court toldsuspect, Neville Van Der Westhuisen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville Van Der Westhuisen
- 9 Oct2025Woman worked with boyfriend to shoot two men found dead on lake island, court hearssuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 9 Oct2025Court hears Dublin woman 'worked with boyfriend to shoot men'suspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 9 Oct2025Court hears Ruth Lawrence worked in 'agreement' with boyfriend to shoot two mensuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 27 Oct2023Man wanted by gardai to join murder suspect in the dock to fight extraditionsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, 41, male, namedNeville van der Westhuizen
- 24 Oct2023Dublin woman to go on trial charged with double murder of ‘inseparable’ friendssuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, 41, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 11 May2023Double murder suspect Ruth Lawrence to be flown back to Ireland in dayssuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, 40, male, named at arrest, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 11 May2023South Africa signs order to extradite murder accused Ruth Lawrence to Irelandaccused, Neville van der Westhuizen, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 13 Oct2022Agreement with South Africa required for extradition of Irish woman arrested after double murderaccused, Neville van der Westhuizen, 39, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 13 Oct2022Irish Woman Who Fled After Double Murder Agrees To Returnsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, 39, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 12 Oct2022Woman held over double murder consents to extraditionsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 12 Oct2022Dublin woman arrested in South Africa in relation to murders says she is willing to be extraditedsuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, 39, male, named at arrest, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
- 5 Oct2022Irish Woman Arrested In South Africa For 2014 Double Murdersuspect, Neville Van Westhuizen, male, named at arrest, non-irish (judged from name)Neville Van Westhuizen
- 5 Oct2022Irish woman arrested in SA eight years after 'double murder' of best friendssuspect, Neville Van Westhuizen, 39, male, named at arrest, non-irish (judged from name)Neville Van Westhuizen
- 5 Oct2022Dublin woman who left Ireland for South Africa after double murder remanded in custodysuspect, Neville van der Westhuizen, 39, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Neville van der Westhuizen
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