THREE brothers nicknamed The Saints who died in an horrific suspected double murder-suicide have been named locally as Willie (66), Paddy Pa (60) and John (59) Hennessy from Corragorm, just outside Mitchelstown.
Two of the brothers were bludgeoned to death with an axe at the family farm in north Cork.
A third brother was recovered dead from the River Funshion outside Mitchelstown less than 1km from where his Toyota car was found parked near the church where the brothers usually worshipped following a massive Garda manhunt. Read More
Detectives fear that the double murder-suicide involving the Hennessy brothers was sparked by a dispute between the trio - described by locals as incredibly close over their lifetime - about the small 25 acre farm and the income derived from it against a background of health issues.
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