Ireland Named in reporting
Ruth Lawrence
Born 1980, from the ages reported. 42 reports across 1 case, 5 Oct 2022 to 8 Dec 2025
Suspect: Ruth Lawrence, Irish woman, 42 (reports differ: 45, 46)Ruth Lawrence
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1980, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder (double)
- Where
- Co. Cavan
- Reporting
- 42 reports, 5 Oct 2022 to 8 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, extra.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Ruth Lawrence (file photo)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 8 Dec 2025
Ruth Lawrence at a special sitting of Trim District Court in 2023, after her extradition from South Africa.
PhotoCollinsvia thejournal.ie, 8 Dec 2025
Ruth Lawrence at a special sitting of Trim District Court
PhotoCollins Courtsvia irishtimes.com, 8 Dec 2025
Ruth Lawrence was found guilty of the murders of two men 11 years ago
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 8 Dec 2025Images 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- 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 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 42 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ruth Lawrence, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 Dec2025Dublin woman who found murder 'funny' handed two life sentencesconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 8 Dec2025Killer who found murder 'funny' learns her fate as devastated families speak outconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 8 Dec2025‘I wonder does she still find it funny’: Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for double murderconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 8 Dec2025The full story of Ruth Lawrence’s double murder trialconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 8 Dec2025Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for murders of two men found on lake islandconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 8 Dec2025Ruth Lawrence sentenced to life for murders of two menconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 13 Nov2025'We were afraid of her' -- Ruth Lawrence found guilty of double murderconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of 2014 murders of two men found dead on lake island in the midlandsconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of 2014 double murderconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murders of two men in 2014convicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murdering two men whose bodies were found on lake islandconvicted, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 11 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence trial: Jury will return on Wednesday to consider verdicts for fifth dayaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 10 Nov2025Jury in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial given option of returning majority verdictaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 7 Nov2025Deliberations cease in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial, with jury to return on Mondayaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 5 Nov2025Judge instructs jury in Ruth Lawrence murder trial what to consider before reaching verdictaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 4 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence murder trial witnesses untrustworthy, argues defence counselaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 3 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence and boyfriend acted as ‘tag team’ to kill drug dealer, murder trial hearsaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 31 Oct2025Murder accused Ruth Lawrence feared becoming human trafficking victim, pastor tells trialaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 22 Oct2025Ruth Lawrence 'not a murderer' as boyfriend 'murdered' drug dealer and palaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 17 Oct2025Trial of woman accused of 2 murders told of 'dreadful smell' like 'rotten flesh'accused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 16 Oct2025Families of two men murdered in 2014 tell double murder trial about their last contact with themaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 14 Oct2025Continued trial of woman for murder of two men in doubt over 'medical situation' of witnessaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 10 Oct2025Murder accused inquired about borrowing boat, court toldaccused, Ruth Lawrence, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 9 Oct2025Woman worked with boyfriend to shoot two men found dead on lake island, court hearsaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 9 Oct2025Court hears Dublin woman 'worked with boyfriend to shoot men'accused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 9 Oct2025Court hears Ruth Lawrence worked in 'agreement' with boyfriend to shoot two menaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 45, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 29 Oct2024Ruth Lawrence trial not ready to start ten years after alleged murdersaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 29 Oct2024Trial of woman charged with 2014 murders of two ‘inseparable friends’ not ready to proceed, Central Criminal Court toldaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 7 Oct2024Woman’s trial on double murder charge put back to late Octoberaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 27 Oct2023Man wanted by gardai to join murder suspect in the dock to fight extraditionaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, Irish, named, irishRuth Lawrence
- 24 Oct2023Dublin woman to go on trial charged with double murder of ‘inseparable’ friendsaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 26 May2023Ruth Lawrence appears in court charged with murder of two Dublin men in 2014accused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 25 May2023Woman (42) charged with murder of two men in 2014accused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 11 May2023Double murder suspect Ruth Lawrence to be flown back to Ireland in dayssuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, Irish, named at arrest, irishRuth Lawrence
- 11 May2023South Africa signs order to extradite murder accused Ruth Lawrence to Irelandaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 13 Oct2022Agreement with South Africa required for extradition of Irish woman arrested after double murderaccused, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 13 Oct2022Irish Woman Who Fled After Double Murder Agrees To Returnsuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, Irish, named, irishRuth Lawrence
- 12 Oct2022Woman held over double murder consents to extraditionsuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 12 Oct2022Dublin woman arrested in South Africa in relation to murders says she is willing to be extraditedsuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
- 5 Oct2022Irish Woman Arrested In South Africa For 2014 Double Murdersuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, Irish, named at arrest, irishRuth Lawrence
- 5 Oct2022Irish woman arrested in SA eight years after 'double murder' of best friendssuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, Irish, named at arrest, irishRuth Lawrence
- 5 Oct2022Dublin woman who left Ireland for South Africa after double murder remanded in custodysuspect, Ruth Lawrence, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Ruth Lawrence
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.