‘We know that know that he will never be able to hurt anyone again’ – family of Rose Hanrahan (78) say murderer 'targeted vulnerable, elderly widow with no ability to defend herself’
Alexandru Iordache left the country again a week later but was tracked down through DNA he left behind. Gardaí found Mrs Hanrahan’s legs had been bound, and the investigation showed she died as a result of ligatured strangulation. One hundred thousand hours of CCTV were examined and this proved instrumental in terms of identifying Mrs Hanrahan’s killer. He was interviewed by police there and it was put to him that he had been in Mrs Hanrahan’s home and committed the killing. “She always saw something special in people and encouraged us,” she said of the Mrs Hanrahan’s nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Source: Irish Independent July 05, 2021 12:16 UTC
