Inquest into death of serial fraudster

The sad details over what led to the deaths of a serial fraudster grandmother and her beekeeper lover are to be disclosed today at their joint inquest in West Limerick.

Inquest into death of serial fraudster

Gardaí believe Tyrone- born Julia Holmes, and her innocent partner Thomas Ruttle, died after inhaling fumes from a charcoal barbecue which was placed next to them in a bedroom sealed from the inside in Mr Ruttle’s house in Boolaglass.

Their badly decomposed bodies were discovered on May 18, 2015, by members of the Harty Traveller gang, from Askeaton, who broke into the Ruttle family home.

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