Overview

• Ms Justice Eileen Creedon imposed the mandatory life sentence at the Central Criminal Court following Turner's guilty plea.
• Turner, 56, admitted to Gardaí that he set fire to Ms McCrory’s bedclothes as she slept and later presented himself at Clontarf Garda Station in March 2023.
• Investigators told the court he offered conflicting explanations for the blaze, citing claims about ending her suffering or triggering an eviction.
• A post-mortem concluded Ms McCrory, 45, died from inhaling combustion products, with Garda evidence that the fire began near the foot of her bed.
• The court heard Turner misused her ATM card before and after her death and that he has 42 prior convictions, as her mother addressed the court in a powerful statement.