UPDATE: Fifth man arrested by Gardai in connection with Offaly double murder
Offaly Gardaí are investigating the murders which took place in Edenderry in December
A fifth arrest has been made by Gardai who are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of a fatal house fire that occurred at a domestic residence in Castleview Park, Edenderry, on the evening of Saturday, December 6 last year
Mary Holt( 60) and four year-old Tadhg Farrell died in a firebomb attack on a house at Castleview Park, Edenderry.
A woman in her 50s was also seriously injured in the blaze.
Yesterday evening Gardai arrested a fifth man, aged in his 20s.
A total of five males are currently detained at Garda stations in the East and the Midlands under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
On Tuesday afternoon Gardai arrested three men in connection with the double murder in Edenderry last December.
On Tuesday Gardaí issued a statement stating that “as part of this investigation, Gardaí arrested three men, two in their 20s and one in his 30s, today, Tuesday, April 28."
That evening a male youth was arrested in connection with the investigation.
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.