Body of ‘much-loved aunt’ was found dumped in bog

The nephew of a 37-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a bog outside Athlone, Co Westmeath, four years ago has said his “much-loved” aunt was killed by a person who had placed “no value” on her life and had “no respect for the dignity of her body.”

Peter McDonagh, nephew of Marie Greene, yesterday read out a victim impact statement at the Central Criminal Court on behalf of his grandmother Winnie, his mother Theresa and all his extended family who loved and cared for Marie.

In July, retired member of the defence forces Jimmy Devaney, aged 67, of Millbrook Avenue, Monksland, Athlone was acquitted of murdering the prostitute in Co Westmeath in 2011 but found guilty of her manslaughter on February 13, 2011, by a jury at the Central Criminal Court.