Overview
- A Central Criminal Court jury returned majority verdicts of 10–2 and 11–1 after nearly 14 hours of deliberation.
- Anthony Keegan, 33, and Eoin O’Connor, 32, were discovered bound and buried in a shallow grave on Inchicup Island five weeks after they went missing.
- Prosecutors said Lawrence and her partner lured O’Connor to St Patrick’s Cottage, shot both men, and later moved the bodies to the island.
- Key testimony from Stacey and Jason Symes — both in the Witness Security Programme — described Lawrence carrying a “little black gun” and seeking a boat, though the defence disputed their credibility.
- Lawrence fled to South Africa after the killings and was extradited in 2023, while her partner Neville van der Westhuizen remains imprisoned there with Ireland’s extradition bid paused until his 15-year sentence ends.