Teen killed Lorna Woodnutt in hammer attack and posted images online to alert gardaí, court hears

Laboratory technician Ms Woodnutt had suffered fatal blunt force injuries to the head, face, and chest in the attack when she was sitting at a kitchen table

Lorna Woodnutt died after an attack at a property in Tullamore in September 2023. File Picture. 

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A teenage boy used a sledgehammer and a lump hammer to bludgeon 51-year-old Lorna Woodnutt to death before posting a video on Snapchat and sending a selfie with the victim's body, the Central Criminal Court has heard.