Four held over Limerick killing in 2007

Four people were in custody in Limerick last night in connection with a murder in the city almost two years ago

Four people were in custody in Limerick last night in connection with a murder in the city almost two years ago. The two men and two women were arrested during a series of early morning planned raids yesterday by gardaí investigating the death of Jeffrey Hannon (19) in Southill in 2007.

He was found dead in an open area near his family’s home in Galtee Close on November 22nd, 2007. A postmortem revealed that the father of one died from head injuries.Detectives conducted a series of raids on the south side of Limerick between 8am and 9am yesterday.All four were being held last night under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.Yesterday’s arrests brings to 13 the number of people arrested in connection with the murder inquiry.