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"We are going to watch you until you crack": trial hears of anonymous text to Mary Lowry

Date
2019-03-14

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Tipperary

Summary

In the Central Criminal Court, the prosecution presented evidence that an anonymous text message sent to Mary Lowry after her boyfriend Bobby "Mr Moonlight" Ryan went missing accused her of hiding something and threatened to watch her until she cracked. Garda Tony O'Brien detailed call logs from phones linked to Ryan and the accused, Patrick Quirke, and also from Lowry's phone, revealing the text in September 2011. The court heard that Ryan's body, found in an underground tank on Lowry's farm in 2013, had multiple fractures from at least four impacts, possibly from a road traffic accident or blunt blows. Dr Anthony Ryan's CT scan indicated severe head, facial, rib and femur injuries requiring significant force. Quirke, 50, pleaded not guilty to Ryan's murder, while the trial continues before Justice Eileen Creedon and a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "We are going to watch you until you crack": trial hears of anonymous text to Mary Lowry. Charges or matters: the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan. Procedural stage: trial

When:

September 2011 Other
June 3, 2011 Other
April 2013 Other
June 2 Other
May 2013 Other
2019-03-14 Publication

Why: He further explained that when a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle they suffer injuries from the impact with the car and then suffer further injuries when they hit the ground or anything else in the environment. CNI source report