However, it is understood that Willie and Paddy died of injuries consistent with an assault with an axe. The men suffered shock and haemorrhage associated with trauma from head injuries. Johnny died from drowning.
Paddy’s daughter Elaine and her mother, Stephanie, Paddy’s ex-wife, made the horrific discovery at the farm after they became concerned when he failed to return to Elaine’s home in Mitchelstown.
Armed gardaí rushed to the scene believing a gun may have been used and it was initially treated as a possible armed incident. They carried out a search of the property where the brothers grew up and found the body of Willie. An axe was discovered nearby.
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