Court convicts Galway woman of pensioner's murder

A Galway woman accused of beating a Newry pensioner to death with a crucifix on Christmas Day three years ago has been found guilty of murder.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2011 - 19:45

A Galway woman accused of beating a Newry pensioner to death with a crucifix on Christmas Day three years ago has been found guilty of murder.

Karen Walsh was handed a life sentence at Belfast Crown Court for killing 81-year-old Maire Rankin at her Dublin Road home in the early hours of Christmas in 2008.

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