Prison bosses are examining why a violent killer was not subjected to a higher level of security before he escaped from custody while visiting his sick father.

VICTIMS of date rape are more likely to have drunk too much alcohol rather than have consumed drinks spiked with knockout drugs like Rohypnol.

A PENSIONER whose brother was killed for £45 yesterday spoke of his sorrow since the attack that destroyed his life two years ago.

Two brothers who targeted elderly people to rob were jailed for a total of 27 years today for the killing of an 81-year-old bachelor farmer who was beaten to death for £45.

A Dublin man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an elderly bachelor during a robbery in the midlands almost two years ago.