My sister's killer should never be released with Deirdre McLaughlin

38 year old Siobhán Kearney was killed by her husband Brian in
2006 as she was planning to leave their marriage.


Siobhán, a chef, hotelier and mother of one, had been planning to
leave Brian Kearney and was keeping a record of his controlling
and abusive behaviour on the advice of her solicitor.


Although Kearney tried to make her death look like suicide, he
was convicted of her murder and has failed in his appeals. He’s
currently serving a life sentence in Wheatfield Prison, but has
been granted two days a year to meet with his family in a neutral
venue, and could be eligible for parole.


Siobhan’s sister Deirdre McLaughlin says a life sentence should
mean life – and her family having to describe their pain every
time he applies for parole is deeply unfair.


“There's no parole... we can't go on parole and go meet my
sister, Siobhan; he's taken her. She's gone. She's six feet under
the ground in Redford Cemetery.”


 


‘I don’t believe someone who has done something like that should
ever be released’


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