Motive for gun death of farmer and wife puzzles gardaí

GARDAÍ in Roscommon are baffled over the reason why a local farmer shot his wife dead before committing suicide on Sunday evening.

Motive for gun death of farmer and wife puzzles gardaí

After talking to family and friends of Brian Flynn and his wife Ann, detectives were last night unable to establish any probable motive for the tragic double death.

The bodies of the couple, both aged 58, were discovered by their son Brian at their home in Donamon, Co Roscommon, at around 7pm on Sunday.

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