Killer loses appeal over murder of mother, daughter

A man given two life sentences for the double murder of a mother and child in Killorglin, Co Kerry, has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.

Aurimas Andruska, aged 30, of Ardmoniel Heights, Killorglin, Co Kerry, originally from Lithuania, had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jolanta Lubiene, aged 27, and her eight-year-old daughter Enrika at their home in Langford Downs, Killorglin, between June 15 and 17, 2013.

He was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury sitting in Kerry and was given two life sentences by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy on November 6, 2014.