Wife and children killer Alan Hawe left more than €400,000 in will
This situation has caused friction between the Coll and Hawe families. After murdering Clodagh, Hawe transferred more than €2,000 from a joint account into one in his own name, meaning his relatives would be the sole financial beneficiaries. He then took his own life. Irish law does not prevent a killer, or an unsuspecting relative of their choosing, from profiting as the result of a murder. Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said she is “most anxious” to introduce legislative reform in this area which would stop perpetrators of homicide benefiting from their crime – but there is no...
Source: independent.ie