Who is Ruth Lawrence ( Woman wanted over the double murder ) Wiki, Bio, Age, Crime, Arrest, Incident Details, Investigations and More Facts
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An Irish woman on the run for eight years after the double murder of two best friends was arrested in South Africa.
Ruth Lawrence, 42, of Clontarf, north of Dublin, was at the center of a global manhunt following the brutal murders of Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan in 2014. Fantastic result today for the families of Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan after the arrest of prime suspect Ruth Lawrence in South Africa. We spoke to Eoin’s brother Brian about the case in June. https://t.co/YT1uab47jH — Stephen Breen (@SteBreen) October 5, 2022 The Hawks - an elite unit of the South African police force - said they were acting under an international mandate when they carried out the dawn raid in Pellissier, Bloemfontein, yesterday. She appeared in court today and is in custody until 10 October.
Missing after murder
She went missing with boyfriend Neville Van Westhuizen, 39, from Ireland in 2014 shortly after the murders and she headed to their native South Africa. Her boyfriend is also wanted in connection with the double murder, but she is already serving a life sentence in South Africa for a grisly murder. He is serving 15 years in Durban for the murder of a teenager in 2017, but is interrogated by the Hawks after Lawrence is arrested. Lawrence separated from him that year. Gardai confirmed that the two Irish victims were not criminals or part of a gang of drug traffickers but did not disclose the motive for the double murder. The couple were wrapped in plastic sheeting and found in a shallow grave on Inchicup Island, Lough Sheelin, County Meath eight years ago. Hawks spokesman Captain Christopher Singo said key information on Lawrence and her whereabouts was received on September 28. Captain Singo said: "Her arrest follows an Interpol warrant in connection with the killing of Eoin O'Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33, in Ireland. "They were both found murdered in 2014 and after the murder of the deceased, the suspect fled the country to South Africa." Lawrence had never come to the attention of the Gardai before the 2014 double homicide. Read the full article