JOE O’Reilly claimed his wife Rachel was reported to social services over her behaviour towards the couple’s two young sons in the months before she was murdered.

A homeless man who falsely accused his friend of robbing him at syringe point so he could claim extra dole from social welfare, has received an 18-month suspended sentence.

A caretaker of a sheltered housing complex for the elderly today told how he came face-to-face with the assailant of a resident when he investigated a night-time panic alarm.