Movim • Murder inquiry under way after woman and child die in house fire in Co Offaly

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Murder inquiry under way after woman and child die in house fire in Co Offaly

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 7 December 2025

Third victim survived with injuries as Irish police say home in Edenderry was attacked by ‘person or persons unknown’

A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy died in a fire in County Offaly in Ireland.

Emergency services extinguished the blaze at a house in Edenderry at about 8pm on Saturday, but were unable to save the woman and child.

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Murder inquiry under way after woman and child die in house fire in Co Offaly

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 7 December 2025

Third victim survived with injuries as Irish police say home in Edenderry was attacked by ‘person or persons unknown’

A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy died in a fire in County Offaly in Ireland.

Emergency services extinguished the blaze at a house in Edenderry at about 8pm on Saturday, but were unable to save the woman and child.

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Murder inquiry under way after woman and child die in house fire in Co Offaly

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 7 December 2025

Third victim survived with injuries as Irish police say home in Edenderry was attacked by ‘person or persons unknown’

A murder investigation has been launched after a 60-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy died in a fire in County Offaly in Ireland.

Emergency services extinguished the blaze at a house in Edenderry at about 8pm on Saturday, but were unable to save the woman and child.