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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

Katie Taylor's former opponent Viviane Obenauf handed 16-year prison sentence for killing husband

Former opponent of Katie Taylor, Viviane Obenauf has been handed a 16-year prison sentence for killing her husband.

The former boxer was arrested in December 2020, two months after her husband had been killed.

Police say that her 61-year-old husband, who was only ever named as 'Thomas' in court due to Swiss protection laws, was hit 19 times in the head with a baseball bat before succumbing to his injuries.

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