2018-10-05
"This is my sister, Samantha Walsh. She's not just a name on a piece of paper": court hears victim impact as mum-of-four's murderer is jailed for life
Stage: Sentence
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A 30-year-old Tipperary man has been jailed for life for murdering a mother-of-four he met in an addiction treatment centre. He expressed his sympathy to the Walsh family. "The duty of the court is to impose the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment," he said, jailing Whelan, who was then led away by prison officers to begin that life sentence.