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Family Of Man Killed In Edenderry Fire Say He Had Nowhere Else To Go

Thursday, 26 March 2026 06:47

Christopher Holt died in a fire at the home on Tuesday.

The family of a man killed in an Offaly house fire says he had nowhere else to go.

Christopher Holt, who was in his sixties, died in a fire at a home in Castleview Park in Edenderry in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The property is the same house where his sister Mary Holt and his four-year-old grand-nephew Tadhg Farrell were killed in a petrol bomb attack almost four months ago.

Following a post mortem examination, Gardaí believe foul play is not suspected in his death.

The house was still badly damaged following the December attack, but Jessie Judge says her uncle had been living there because he had nowhere else to stay:

 

Ms Judge says her uncle’s death has come as the family is still trying to come to terms with the murders of Mary and Tadhg:

She adds the family wants those responsible for the December attack to be found:

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