20/02/2018

Catherine Nevin Dies Aged 67

Convicted murderer Catherine Nevin has died at the age of 67.

Nevin, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2016, was serving life for organising the murder of her husband Tom at their pub in Co Wicklow.

He was fatally shot at Jack White's Inn in 1996.

She became known as the 'Black Widow' during the trial.

(CD/JP)

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