Elizabeth Mulready, mother of Keane Mulready-Woods, said no parent should have to face the 'cruelty and inhumanity' of what was done to her son. Photograph: Collins Courts
The mother of Keane Mulready-Woods, whose dismembered body parts were scattered across two counties by a criminal gang, has said the “cruelty and inhumanity” of his murder is something no parent should ever have to face.
Elizabeth Mulready said nothing could prepare a parent for losing her 17-year-old son.
Her statement was read out at a sentencing hearing for Stephen Carberry (48), who admits transporting and disposing of the teenager’s body parts while on bail for serious drug offences.
Ms Mulready said instead of being allowed dignity in death, her son’s body was “cut up, scattered, and treated as if he was nothing”.
The Special Criminal Court on Monday heard that Carberry, a father of si
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