Gardaí open murder probe into 92-year-old’s death

The death of a 92-year-old pensioner in Co Limerick almost three years ago has been upgraded to a murder inquiry.

The body of James Mulqueen was discovered at his home at Kilmakeara, Kilcolma, on Oct 23, 2009, after neighbours in the close-knit community noticed he had not left his house to collect his pension as was customary.

It was initially thought his death was due to natural causes. However, after an autopsy revealed some broken bones, gardaí began treating the death as suspicious.