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Man in His 20s Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Fatal Edenderry Arson

Detectives are examining a possible connection to a recent Midlands Prison assault.

Overview

  • Gardaí say the suspect is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the midlands.
  • The December 6 attack at a Castleview Park home killed four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt, 60.
  • A petrol bomb was thrown through the living-room window of the house, according to reports.
  • The child’s grandmother, Pauline, suffered serious burn injuries and remains in hospital.
  • Investigators are probing a potential link to an assault at Midlands Prison hours earlier after questioning five inmates last month, including the child’s father, Aaron Holt, 27.