'Valerie's law' petition seeks to strip child guardianship rights from parents who murder their partners

Brother of murdered West Cork woman Valerie French Kilroy says a 'loophole in child safety in Ireland' allows people who kill their partners or ex-partners to retain guardianship of their shared children 

David French, centre, says legislation is needed 'to protect children from killers'. Picture: Collins

The brother of a West Cork mother of three brutally murdered by her husband has started a petition to the justice minister calling for parents who murder their child’s other parent to lose guardianship rights over them.

David French is calling for ‘Valerie’s law', named after his sister Valerie French Kilroy, to be introduced into Irish law so that parents who intentionally kill their partners lose guardianship rights of their shared children.