A former garda involved in the Kerry Babies case has died.
Gerry O’Carroll, who in his 80s and from Moyville, Bunagarha, Listowel, was a former detective inspector and was part of a unit called the murder squad.
He was part of a number of high-profile investigations, including the Kerry Babies case, after a baby was found with 28 stab wounds on White Strand near Cahersiveen in 1984.
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He died last night at University Hospital Kerry.
He'll be lying in repose at Lyons Funeral Home, Derry, Listowel, tomorrow evening (Thursday) from 5pm to 6.30pm and a cremation service will take place on Saturday (January 6th) at 12.15 pm at Mount Jerome Crematorium, Dublin.
