Woman (42) extradited from South Africa in connection with 2014 murder of two men in Cavan

A 42-year-old pistillate is expected successful Dublin connected Thursday aft being extradited from South Africa successful transportation with the execution of 2 men successful Co Cavan successful 2014.

The remains of Eoin O’Connor (32) and Anthony Keegan (33) were recovered connected Lough Sheelin, a tiny land connected the Cavan-Meath border.

After a period of searches, gardaí were tipped disconnected by locals astir a odor coming from the island, caused by the decomposing bodies.

Ruth Lawrence was to beryllium extradited aft South Africa’s Department of Justice and Correctional Services confirmed a petition was approved earlier this month.

She is expected to beryllium arrested and brought earlier a District Court sitting connected Thursday evening though nary circumstantial timing is yet known.

“An Garda Síochána is alert of the apprehension of a pistillate successful South Africa connected ft of an planetary apprehension warrant,” gardaí said successful a statement.

“As this is presently a substance for the South African authorities, An Garda Síochána volition not beryllium commenting further astatine this time.”

Ms Lawrence has spent months successful constabulary custody successful South Africa’s Free State Province aft section instrumentality enforcement were tipped disconnected she was hiding successful 1 of the town’s suburbs.

The Clontarf, Dublin autochthonal had been moving arsenic a tattoo creator erstwhile the authorities yet tracked her down. Interpol had issued an apprehension warrant successful September 2022.

Mr O’Connor and Mr Keegan were not regarded arsenic large criminals. Gardaí judge they were killed by criminals they were trying to cod a drugs indebtedness from.

It is believed they were changeable astatine a antithetic determination earlier their bodies were taken to the land by vessel and near nether tarpaulin.