Court of Appeal finds William Eagers entitled to have life sentence commence on date of entering custody, despite sentencing judge’s stance on ‘very late’ guilty plea
A man murdered his wife of 34 years "on an ordinary Sunday morning" by thrusting a Samurai sword into her 16 times before turning to their son and telling him "you're next", the Central Criminal Court heard today
Eagers (62) appeared at the court today for his sentence hearing, having pleaded guilty earlier this month to the murder of Jean Eagers in their home at Willow Wood Grove in Clonsilla, north Dublin on 21st June, 2020.
A man murdered his wife of 34 years "on an ordinary Sunday morning" by thrusting a samurai sword into her 16 times before turning to their son and tel.
Eagers (62) appeared at the court today for his sentence hearing, having pleaded guilty earlier this month to the murder of Jean Eagers in their home at Willow…