Village tragedy as family found shot dead

An elderly couple and their son were found shot dead in the family home in a village, gardaí said tonight.

Village tragedy as family found shot dead
Mon, 16 Jul, 2007 - 22:55
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An elderly couple and their son were found shot dead in the family home in a village, gardaí said tonight.

The parents, named locally as John Joe Slater, aged in his 80s and Mary, in her late 70s, were found in their house near the quiet village of Grangecon, in south-west Co Wicklow.

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