Ireland Named in reporting
Thelma Dennany
Born 2017, from the ages reported. 33 reports across 1 case, 12 Sep 2022 to 29 Apr 2024
Victim: Thelma Egar, Irish woman, 5 (judged from name)Thelma EgarVictim: Thelma, womanThelmaVictim: Thelma Dennany, Irish woman, 5 (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 2017, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Westmeath
- Reporting
- 33 reports, 12 Sep 2022 to 29 Apr 2024
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, longfordleader.ie, kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie, gript.ie, thejournal.ie, extra.ie, dublinlive.ie, leitrimobserver.ie, offalyexpress.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Michael and Thelma Dennany died after their mother set fire to the car they were sitting in
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 29 Apr 2024
Thelma and Mikey Dennany were characterised by their family as 'happy fun-loving children overflowing with love and mischief'.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 30 Nov 2023
Michael Dennany : 'Thelma and Mikey were fearless, mischievous partners in crime. I had so many plans, hopes and dreams for us. But all that's gone.'
Photocredit not given by the outletvia longfordleader.ie, 30 Nov 2023
Undated Gardai handout photo of Thelma, 5, and Mikey Dennany, 2, who died in a car fire in Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath on Friday
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 22 Sep 2022Images 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- Mother sentenced to life for murder of two children in Westmeath Murder · Co. Westmeath
On 9 September 2022, a car was set on fire at Lackan, Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, killing five-year-old Thelma Dennany and two-year-old Michael (Mikey) Dennany. Their mother, woman Lynn Egar, aged 48 or 49, was in the passenger seat and was pulled from the vehicle by a passerby, suffering minimal burns. Egar was arrested on 21 September 2022 and charged with two counts of murder on 22 September 2022. She pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court on 30 November 2023 and was sentenced to life imprisonment for each murder by Mr Justice Paul McDermott. An inquest at the Coroner's Court, Mullingar, returned a verdict of unlawful death on 29 April 2024.
Sentenced, 30 Nov 2023Victim · 33 reports
Timeline
every report naming Thelma Dennany, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 29 Apr2024Deaths of Michael and Thelma Dennany 'unlawful' - inquestvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother sentenced to life for murder of her two ‘gorgeous children’ in car firevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Heartbroken dad tells court: 'I miss my little rascals. They were my life and their deaths have ripped the guts out of me'victim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023BREAKING: Kildare mother gets life sentence for murder of children aged 5 and 2victim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Lynn Eager jailed for life for murdering her two children in horror car blazevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother who killed her two small children is jailed for life - Griptvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother jailed for life for murder of her two childrenvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Woman given two life sentences for murder of her two children in Westmeath car fire last yearvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother pleads guilty to murdering children aged two and five in car firevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 27 Oct2022Court told Westmeath mother too unwell to appearvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 27 Oct2022Woman charged with murder of her two children in Westmeath further remanded in custodyvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 28 Sep2022Mum charged with murder of kids in car fire incident to appear in court againvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 28 Sep2022Woman charged with murder of two children in Westmeath car fire remanded in custodyvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother charged with murder of her children in Co Westmeath car blazevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother Charged With Murder Of Her Two Childrenvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother charged with murder of her two children after Westmeath car firevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Woman charged in connection with death of two kids in Westmeath car blazevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 22 Sep2022All we know as gardai quiz woman over death of two kids in Westmeath car blazevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman (40s) arrested in connection with Westmeath car blaze that claimed lives of two childrenvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman arrested in connection with death of young siblings in Westmeath car firevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman (40s) arrested over Co Westmeath car fire that killed two childrenvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman, 40s, arrested over car fire that killed young Westmeath siblingsvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman arrested by gardaí investigating car fire deathsvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Gardaí Still Waiting To Speak To Mum Over Westmeath Car Firevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 15 Sep2022Funeral hears 'inseparable' siblings killed in car fire 'now exploring heaven'victim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 13 Sep2022Funeral details confirmed for siblings tragically killed in Westmeath car firevictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 13 Sep2022Westmeath car fire: Gardaí hopeful of rapid progress in criminal investigationvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 13 Sep2022Gardai now treating deaths of siblings in Westmeath fire as murdervictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai carrying out criminal investigation into deaths of two children in car fire in the Midlandsvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai carrying out criminal investigation into deaths of two children in car fire in the Midlandsvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai seek video footage of area where car fire killed two childrenvictim, Thelma Dennany, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai probe whether car fire which killed two siblings was started deliberatelyvictim, Thelma, femaleThelma
- 12 Sep2022Westmeath car fire deaths: Criminal investigation launchedvictim, Thelma Egar, 5, female, irish (judged from name)Thelma Egar
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