Mother of murdered woman awaits trial of alleged killer

THE mother of a Dublin woman, beaten to death in Spain two years ago, has spoken of her heartache as she awaits the trial of her daughter’s alleged killer.

Sandra Conroy’s 26-year-old daughter, Celine, was beaten to death in front of her three children at a holiday home in Alicante in August 2005.

Her long-term partner Paul Hickey, 29, was charged in connection with her death, but despite expectations his trial would begin in October, no date has been fixed yet.