“Clearly we have an issue”: Ballymena murder-suicide latest in number of similar tragedies to shock public
About this episode
The episode discusses a recent murder-suicide in Ballymena and its implications in the context of similar tragedies in Northern Ireland.
On Monday morning an horrific discovery was made in Ballymena - the remains of three people were found inside a house on the Old Cullybackey Road – a man, a woman and an eight-year-old girl. It is believed that the man murdered his wife and child before ending his own life, a year after a similar tragedy in Co. Fermanagh. Since 2017 there have been 13 women and children murdered in Northern Ireland by men who later took their own lives. This podcast discusses murder and suicide and might not be suitable for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Host: Belfast Telegraph
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Places: Ballymena, Old Cullybackey Road, Northern Ireland
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