O’Rourke forced to withdraw remark over mother’s murder

SENATOR Mary O’Rourke withdrew comments yesterday after concern she had inadvertently attributed the murder of Baiba Saulite to the Latvian’s husband.

Speaking in the Seanad, the Government leader referred to a newspaper report on the execution-style killing of the mother of two at the weekend.

“It is difficult to read the article in the Irish Independent today which states that the husband of the murdered Latvian woman is a suspect. He has a cast-iron alibi but was obviously able to direct operations,” she said.