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Man appears in court charged with murder of pensioner Mary O’Keeffe whose body was found in burning car in Co Cork
Ann Mooney
Updated: 16 Feb 2021, 20:30
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a pensioner whose body was found in a burning car last week.
Michael Leonard, from Glenosheen, Hillcrest, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, appeared before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court today charged with murdering 72-year-old Mary O’Keeffe at Dromdeer, Doneraile, Co Cork.
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The body of Mary O Keefe was found in a burning car
Detective Garda James O’Shea gave evidence of arresting Leonard, 62, in Fermoy Garda Station at 11.33pm on Saturday.
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The body of the woman has been removed to CUH where a post-mortem is due to be carried out today
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