Mark Hennessy telephoned his wife before he was shot dead by a garda on Sunday evening and told her they would never see each other again, it has emerged. Gardaí believe that, after killing Ms Valdez, Hennessy repeatedly cut himself with a Stanley knife, and was probably preparing to take his own life. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is investigating the shooting; one line of inquiry is that Hennessy ran at gardaí with his knife. Mark Hennessy: he is believed to have abducted and murdered 24-year-old Jastine ValdezSexual motivationOne strong line of inquiry is that the attack was sexually motivated. Detectives are also looking into reports that, after dumping Ms Valdez’s body, Hennessy spent Saturday night in a pub in south Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times May 22, 2018 16:30 UTC