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A MAN IS to appear in court later today charged in connection with the double murder of a four-year-old boy and his great-aunt in Edenderry in December.
Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt (60) died in a fire at a house in Castleview Park that was caused by a petrol bomb. The attack took place shortly before 7.45pm on 6 December 2025.
Gardaí said the bodies of Tadgh and Mary were later found in the front room of the house. Tadgh’s grandmother, Pauline Holt, was also in the property at the time and suffered serious injuries.
The man, who is in his 20s, was arrested along with four other men as part of a detailed garda investigation into the arson attack.
Gardaí said today that he will appear before Tullamore District Court this evening. The four other arrested suspects remain detained at garda stations in the midlands.
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