Sligo woman jailed for trying to cover up for brother by staging suicide of talented musician

A Sligo woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for staging a talented musician's suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her brother, who was last week jailed for life for murder.

Sligo woman jailed for trying to cover up for brother by staging suicide of talented musician

A Sligo woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for staging a talented musician's suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her brother, who was last week jailed for life for murder.

The court heard that Janice Brady (29) had "goofed off" - smoked heroin - with her brother while the body of Martin 'Matt' Kivlehan (60) lay on the floor of his own home.

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