My Sister Was Killed By "A Monster"
The Big Story
Monday, 25 May 2026 - 10 minutes
The family of a Laois woman, who died after her partner stabbed her at least 13 times, says her little boy is going to grow up without a mammy, because she was killed by a monster.
39-year-old Sean Egan, who was formerly of Rathmiles in Portarlington, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Sharon Crean on 14 December 2022 at College Avenue in Mountmellick.
Last Thursday, he was jailed for 12 and a half years.
Sharon's sister Tara Cullen has been speaking with Midlands 103's says she wasn't just a name, she was a sister, a mum and a friend:
