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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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John Hand

Slain Irish woman's family hit out at murderer's latest alleged offences and call for more jail time

The family of a murdered woman want her killer to face prosecution after he was moved back to a high-security prison on suspicion of sending threatening texts from behind bars.

Evil Raymond Donovan - who beat and strangled his former girlfriend Ann Walsh in 2005 - was transferred from Shelton Abbey open prison back to Castlerea over the alleged offence after claims of him being caught with a phone.

Ann’s brother Stephen has called for a meeting with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to find out what is happening over his latest incident, which follows other allegations of being caught with contraband.

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