'We still don't know why the warning signs about our son's murderer were ignored' 

Richard McLaughlin’s violent episodes were so severe that gardaí asked the HSE to keep them updated on his whereabouts. Yet he was free to break down Jimmy Loughlin's door and beat him to death

Paula and Michael Loughlin, the parents of Jimmy Loughlin who died in 2018 when Richard McLaughlin burst through the front door of his home in Sligo and killed him with a crowbar. Picture: James Connolly

Jimmy Loughlin was 20 years old when he was beaten to death in the flat he shared with two friends. 

The previous day, he’d had lunch with his parents and two of his sisters.