Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Edenderry fire released without charge
By Bairbre Holmes and Cillian Sherlock, Press Association
A man arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal house fire in Co Offaly, in which a woman and child died, has been released without charge.
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt were killed in the house fire in Castleview Park, Edenderry, on December 6th.
On Wednesday, gardaí said a man in his late 20s had been detained on suspicion of murder under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a garda station in the midlands.
On Thursday they said he had been released without charge and that a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
In the statement they said: “Investigations are ongoing.”
The young boy’s grandmother also received hospital treatment for serious burn injuries.
The child had been visiting his grandmother and great-aunt when the home was attacked shortly before 7:45pm.
Investigators previously released CCTV footage of the attack that appears to show two hooded individuals smashing a window before setting an object on fire and throwing it into the property.
