‘Cold case review’ into brutal murder of Cork pensioner

Gardaí have launched a ‘cold case review’ of the brutal murder of a pensioner whose beaten body was found bound and dumped on the floor of his Cork home almost six years ago.

A team of detectives from outside the Gurranabraher district is examining the vast Garda file on the murder of Christopher Gussie Hornibrook in 2007 in a bid to find a breakthrough in the case. Forensic evidence is also undergoing fresh analysis in the hope it may yield new clues.

The news emerged yesterday as the case was mentioned again at Cork city coroner’s court.