Priest’s killer back in jail

A MAN who murdered a priest and is serving seven years for threatening to kill a social worker was back behind bars last night after being on the run for five days.

Alan Murray, who had been allowed out to spend Christmas Day with his family, was picked up by gardaí close to his home late on Tuesday night. He is now back in Mountjoy Prison serving the remainder of a seven-year sentence for threatening to kill social worker Rachel Kennedy.

Mountjoy governor John Lonergan will now decide what action to take against 38-year-old Murray, who as a 16-year-old, murdered a priest and was later convicted of manslaughter. Murray, due for release at the end of this year, may lose remission or have privileges, including visits, curtailed.