Remains of man who killed wife and children exhumed

The remains of Alan Hawe, who murdered his wife and children before taking his own life last summer, were exhumed yesterday from the grave he shared with his victims in Cavan.

The 40-year-old murdered his wife Clodagh, 39, and children Liam, 14, Niall, 11, and Ryan, 6, in their home in Castlerahan, Co Cavan, last August. He then took his own life.

His coffin was exhumed from the family grave in the graveyard adjacent to St Mary’s Church, Cavan, yesterday morning.