Widow sues spouse’s killers

A woman whose husband was gunned down outside their family home has launched an action for damages over his murder.

The High Court heard Margaret Madden suffered a heart attack as her husband bled to death after he was shot twice outside the back door of their Sligo home 13 years ago.

Mrs Madden, of Lough Gara View House, Monasteraden, Ballaghadereen, Co Sligo, has sued the men who were involved in the ambush and death of her husband Terence, aged 52, in what is believed to be the first action of its kind where damages are sought by the family of the victim of a contract killing.