James Kilroy jailed for murdering Valerie French Kilroy

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James Kilroy was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for murdering Valerie French Kilroy at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 29 July 2024. The murder took place at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, between 13 and 14 June 2019.

A jury found Kilroy guilty after rejecting his defence that he was not guilty by reason of insanity. Justice Tony Hunt imposed the mandatory life sentence.