Hundreds attend murdered woman’s removal

A LARGE crowd of mourners attended the removal last night of murder victim Catherine Smart, whose body was found in her home in east Cork last Sunday morning.

Hundreds of mourners attended the removal which took place from John O’Farrell and Sons Funeral Home in Midleton to the nearby Church of the Most Holy Rosary. Among the gathering were a number of gardaí, including Superintendent Flor Horan, who is leading the investigation into the 57-year-old grandmother’s death.

A number of Ms Smart’s relatives also attended, most of whom still live in her native village of Ballyhooly, in north Cork.