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Superintendent believed missing DJ had been murdered after body find

Summary

In the Central Criminal Court, Superintendent Patrick O'Callaghan testified that upon inspecting the underground run‑off tank at Fawnagown, Tipperary, he believed the body found there was that of Bobby Ryan, a part‑time DJ known as Mr Moonlight. He described how he first saw the outline of a body, then knelt and used a torch to confirm it was Ryan, concluding the man had been murdered or severely assaulted before being placed in the tank. O'Callaghan stated he had visited the site on 30 April 2013 after reports of a body and declared the area a crime scene. The accused, 50‑year‑old farmer Patrick Quirke, has pleaded not guilty to Ryan's murder, alleged to have been committed to rekindle an affair with Ryan's girlfriend, Mary Lowry. The trial proceeds before Justice Eileen Creedon and a jury of twelve.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Superintendent believed missing DJ had been murdered after body find. Charges or matters: the murder of Mr Ryan – a part-time DJ going by the name Mr Moonlight – on a date between June 3, 2011 and April 2013. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• June 3, 2011 Other
• April 2013 Other
• April 30, 2013 Other
• 2019-02-18 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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