Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Offences

Murder

Where

Co. Mayo

Reporting

2 reports, 1 Apr 2026 to 18 Jul 2026

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irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com

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• Mother of murdered Mayo boys fears for life at parole hearing Murder · Co. Mayo

  In July 2013, Sanjeev Chada strangled his sons Eoghan, 10, and Ruairí, 5, in an isolated lane in Ballintubber, County Mayo, after staying the night in the car, then placed their bodies in the boot before deliberately crashing into a wall approximately 10 hours later. He had embezzled €56,000 from a local community group ten days earlier and had written an email to himself expressing his desire to kill his wife and children at least a year and a half before. Chada pled guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014. In 2026, he applied for parole, and his ex-wife Kathleen Chada appeared before the parole board saying her greatest fear is that he will kill her if released.

  No stage yetConvicted · 2 reports

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1. 18 Jul2026
   Otheririshmirror.ie, in Mother of murdered Mayo boys fears for life at parole hearing

   'My husband murdered our two little boys – then I read his chilling email'

   convicted, Sanjeev Chada, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Sanjeev Chada♂
2. 1 Apr2026
   Otheririshtimes.com, in Mother of murdered Mayo boys fears for life at parole hearing

   Kathleen Chada fears ex-husband, who murdered their two sons, will kill her if he gets parole

   convicted, Sanjeev Chada, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Sanjeev Chada♂

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