Westmeath car fire: Woman arrested.

[Roxetten]

Gardaí investigating the fatal car fire in Co Westmeath earlier this month that the claimed the lives of two children have arrested a woman in her 40s.

Thelma (5) and Mikey Dennany died in the blaze on September 9.

In a statement today gardaí said: “Gardaí investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two-year-old infant and five-year-old girl in a fatal car fire at Lacken, Multyfarnham, County Westmeath on Friday, 9th September, 2022, have arrested a female in her 40s.

"She is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the midlands.

"An Garda Síochána will be making no further comment at this time.”



Another case of children being allegedly killed by a family member.

 

[jimmym]

Will she be called a monster or will there be a bit of sympathy for her? If it was a man it would be the former,

 

[Barty Dunne]

Awful, awful story.

 

[PussyinBoots]

Jaysus could she has come up with a better solution than pouring petrol on herself and the kids?
Jesus fucking christ.

 

[SoundMan]

Gawd, such a tragic story.

 

[PussyinBoots]

This situation reminds of that mentalist Alan Haugh(?) a few years back.
Butchered his kids with kitchen knives.

 

[dennisfallen]

Jaysus could she has come up with a better solution than pouring petrol on herself and the kids?
Jesus fucking christ.

It's pretty obvious that her mental state was not good when she did this. The better solution rarely comes into the equation when your mind is gone.

 

[Barty Dunne]

It's pretty obvious that her mental state was not good when she did this. The better solution rarely comes into the equation when your mind is gone.

Hopefully she gets the help she needs, she's been through a lot as well.

 

[Carmona]

Will she be called a monster or will there be a bit of sympathy for her? If it was a man it would be the former,

I'd give this line a break, Jimmy. Just saying.

 

[Carmona]

Jaysus could she has come up with a better solution than pouring petrol on herself and the kids?
Jesus fucking christ.

You'd think so, yeah. But it just goes to show you how far gone some people must be to do shit like that.