2022-03-10 · Kilkenny
Pensioner beaten and mutilated, had cardboard in mouth, pathologist tells murder trial
The murder trial of Trevor Rowe, 30, of Abbey Street, Kilkenny, continued before Justice Karen O'Connor and a jury. Rowe, who pleaded not guilty to the murder of 71-year-old Ann Butler at her Maudlin Street home on March 20, 2020, is alleged to have beaten, stabbed, and mutilated the victim. Chief State Pathologist Linda Mulligan testified that…