Woman arrested over murder of Kevin Sheehy in Limerick
She is being questioned at a garda station in the Southern Region
GARDAI in Limerick have arrested a woman as part of ongoing investigations related to the murder of Kevin Sheehy in Limerick city in July 2019.
A garda spokesperson said this Monday afternoon: "The woman, aged in her 30s, was arrested this morning, September 2, in connection with the investigation. She is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a garda station in the Southern Region.
"Investigations are ongoing."
Mr Sheehy, a champion boxer from Limerick city, was repeatedly run over by a jeep driven by UK man Logan Jackson at Hyde Road, Limerick city, on July 1, 2019. The 20-year-old was tipped as a future Olympian.
Jackson, aged in his mid-30s, of Longford Road, Coventry, England was sentenced to life imprisonment, in December 2021, after he was convicted by a jury, of murdering Mr Sheehy.
The Central Criminal Court trial heard that the five times Irish boxing champion fought to get up off the ground after he was first hit but the UK-registered Mitsubishi Shogun jeep ran him over twice again at speed.
The jury agreed with the prosecution's case that Jackson had deployed his jeep as a murder weapon "as sure and as clear" as if it was a gun or a knife.
Jackson was transferred to the UK from Limerick Prison in 2023 despite the objections of Mr Sheehy's mother, Tracey Tully.
In July 2024, Jackson received a 22-year sentence imposed by the Sheriff’s Court in Coventry.