Court hears how man who killed pensioner brothers pretended to be doctor

A Mayo man killed two elderly brothers in their home just hours after telling strangers in a pub that he was a doctor who would carry out autopsies on any bodies found that night, reports Natasha Reid.

Court hears how man who killed pensioner brothers pretended to be doctor

A Mayo man killed two elderly brothers in their home just hours after telling strangers in a pub that he was a doctor who would carry out autopsies on any bodies found that night, reports Natasha Reid.

Alan Cawley’s murder trial also heard that he threatened to have a one customer ‘committed’ with the help of the Gardaí to prevent him killing his wife.

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