Man murdered his wife with samurai sword and told son: 'You're next'

William Eagers was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for murdering his wife Jean on Father's Day 2020

Jean Eagers, 57, died of her wounds at her home in Clonsilla, Dublin, on the morning of June 21, 2020.

A man murdered his wife of 34 years "on an ordinary Sunday morning" by thrusting a samurai sword into her 16 times before turning to their son and telling him "you're next", the Central Criminal Court heard on Friday.

Dillon Eagers told the court he had tried in vain to save his mother Jean as she was horrifically murdered by his father William in their home, and now suffers constant night terrors and has undergone hours of therapy as a result.