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26/06/2013
Farmer Jailed For Life For Murdering Law Student
A farmer from Co Clare has been jailed for life after he brutally murdered a student.
Joe Heffernan, 33, of Cappagh Beg, pleaded not guilty to murdering Eoin Ryan, 21, on his farm in June 2011.
A majority of jurors found him guilty.
The law student was beaten to death and died of severe head injuries.
His body was found in a barrel on Heffernan's farm.
(CD/JP)
Joe Heffernan, 33, of Cappagh Beg, pleaded not guilty to murdering Eoin Ryan, 21, on his farm in June 2011.
A majority of jurors found him guilty.
The law student was beaten to death and died of severe head injuries.
His body was found in a barrel on Heffernan's farm.
(CD/JP)
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