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Monica Butler: ‘They killed him over a bag of chips’

After the killings of her son and brother, and her husband’s suicide, Monica Butler wants justice, writes Liz Dunphy.

Monica Butler: ‘They killed him over a bag of chips’

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 - 08:00

Liz Dunphy

A picture of Monica Butler with, from left, husband John, son John and her brother Frankie. Picture: Eddie O’Hare

After the killings of her son and brother, and her husband’s suicide, Monica Butler wants justice, writes Liz Dunphy

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