'Don’t wait for a crisis': Jennifer Poole case prompts plea for victims to contact gardaí at early stage

'Jennifer’s death is a stark reminder to society in Ireland,' says Garda chief

Jackie, Clare, and Joe Poole, the parents and sister of murdered woman Jennifer Pooleoutside Central Criminal Court. Picture: Collins Courts

A Garda chief has joined the family of murder victim Jennifer Poole in appealing to victims of domestic violence to contact gardaí “at an early stage” and not wait for a crisis to happen.

They were speaking outside court after Gavin Murphy was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend Jennifer Poole at her home in Finglas, north Dublin, in April 2021.