Alexandru Iordache jailed for life for Rose Hanrahan’s murder

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Alexandru Iordache was jailed for life for Rose Hanrahan’s murder at the Central Criminal Court on 5 July 2021.

Hanrahan was killed at her home on New Road, Thomondgate, Limerick, in December 2017.

Iordache had pleaded guilty to the murder, which took place on or about 14 to 15 December 2017.

The court was told that he had followed Hanrahan after watching her enter her bank card PIN at a supermarket.

Gardaí identified him through DNA recovered from blood at the scene, with CCTV also helping trace his movements.

His life sentence was backdated to 16 January 2020, the date he was extradited to Ireland.