Up to 1,600 hours of CCTV footage scanned in murder investigation

UP to 1,600 hours of CCTV footage is being scanned by gardaí as part of the double murder investigation into Des Kelly and Breda Waters, who were shot dead in Limerick’s Southill estate last Sunday morning.

The scale of the murder investigation emerged yesterday at Limerick District Court when gardaí were given permission to detain six people — three men and three women — arrested last Monday for a further 72 hours. All six were arrested in one house in the Castletroy area of the city.

In applying for an extension of the arrest periods, Chief Supt Dave Sheahan gave details of the investigation into the murders.