Grieving families ask for donations to charity

The families of Michael and Valerie Greaney, who died as a result of a murder-suicide, have asked for donations to be made to a group which works with people who are considering suicide.

Michael Greaney, 53, stabbed his wife, Valerie, 49, at the family home in Cobh, Co Cork, last Sunday. The couple’s 21-year-old daughter Michelle was also stabbed a number of times but managed to escape the house. She is in a stable condition in hospital.

The alarm was raised by the couple’s 16-year-old daughter Sarah who ran to a neighbour’s house looking for help.