Man shot ex-girlfriend before turning shotgun on himself

A construction worker shot his ex-girlfriend three times while she sat in her car in her pyjamas before he turned the gun on himself and took his own life, an inquest heard yesterday.

Man shot ex-girlfriend before turning shotgun on himself

Robert Hartrey, aged 45, of 1 Mill Park, Grangemockler, Co Tipperary, travelled to Roscommon a few days before Valentine’s Day two years ago on the pretext of retrieving clothes and other items from his former girlfriend, Sarah Regan.

Ms Regan, of 22 West View, Cloonfad, Co Roscommon, agreed to meet Hartrey at a nearby ghost estate on February 10, 2012.

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