'I wasn't trying to rob him... I'm not an eejit!' Irishman who brought his dead uncle into a post office to collect his pension insists he was alive when they set off but then 'went a bit slumpy'
A man who dragged his uncle's corpse (right, being taken away by emergency services) to a post office to collect his pension has insisted he 'didn't know he was dead' and was 'not an eejit' who was trying to rob him. Declan Haughney, 40, (left) claimed he was not trying to rob Peadar Doyle, 66, after he and his friend Gareth Coakley propped the pensioner up for five minutes between his home and Hosey's post office in Carlow, Ireland, 50 miles south of Dublin. Former drug addict Mr Haughney admitted he previously stole from his aunt. He said people in his hometown were alleging he had murdered his uncle and tried to rob him because 'I [have] done it before'. However, Mr Haughney protested his innocence and said he was 'not an eejit'.
'I wasn't trying to rob him... I'm not an eejit!' Irishman who brought his dead uncle into a post office to collect his pension insists he was alive when they set off but then 'went a bit slumpy'
A man who dragged his uncle's corpse (right, being taken away by emergency services) to a post office to collect his pension has insisted he 'didn't know he was dead' and was 'not an eejit' who was trying to rob him. Declan Haughney, 40, (left) claimed he was not trying to rob Peadar Doyle, 66, after he and his friend Gareth Coakley propped the pensioner up for five minutes between his home and Hosey's post office in Carlow, Ireland, 50 miles south of Dublin. Former drug addict Mr Haughney admitted he previously stole from his aunt. He said people in his hometown were alleging he had murdered his uncle and tried to rob him because 'I [have] done it before'. However, Mr Haughney protested his innocence and said he was 'not an eejit'.
To be fair I have been known to 'go a bit slumpy' after drinking 8 pints of Guinness, this is the defence his lawyers may put forward in court.
p.s. I typed 'I have been know' to avoid being accused of racial stereotyping, as we all know that most of the Irish are teetotal.
The advantage of that condition is that it may persuade prospective criminals, or even relatives, that they are not obligated to kill you, prior to dragging you to the post office, in order to rob your pension. They make decide that a bit of excess Guinness causing a degree of slumpyness will suffice. Eight pints of Guinness may prove to be a lifesaver for you in later life.
Not up to speed with this but assume it's at enquiry stage and not prosecution. The Police will need to know at what point did he die, and when they realised he was dead. Till then, lot's of relatives and friends take struggling pensioners to the Post Office to get their money as not everyone have Bank Account or use Debit Cards.
Not up to speed with this but assume it's at enquiry stage and not prosecution. The Police will need to know at what point did he die, and when they realised he was dead. Till then, lot's of relatives and friends take struggling pensioners to the Post Office to get their money as not everyone have Bank Account or use Debit Cards.
It was only a case of clicking on the link, and reading.
They were on a five-minute walk between Mr Doyle's home and Hosey's post office in Carlow, Ireland, 50 miles south of Dublin, when the pensioner 'went a bit slumpy'.
Former drug addict Mr Haughney admitted he previously stole from his aunt.
He said people in his hometown were alleging he had murdered his uncle and tried to rob him because 'I [have] done it before'.
Mr Haughney said 15 years ago he stole his aunt's bank card and pin when it came by post and served two years in jail for fraud.
Irish police are investigating whether the elderly man, named locally as Peadar Doyle, may have been dead for up to two days when yesterday morning's incident took place. The fraudsters, one of whom knew the 66-year-old well, had put a jumper over Mr Doyle's face and a hat on his head. Both men, who were in their 30s, went into the post office and tried to get the money but staff told them they needed his next of kin there or Mr Doyle himself. Afterwards, it is alleged they went to Mr Doyle's home and carried him along a public footpath before they again tried to claim his pension.
His appearance led an employee at the Hosey's shop in County Carlow to become concerned about his wellbeing and she asked if he was unwell.
The men are said to have told her that Mr Doyle was having a heart attack and placed his body on the ground.
One woman said her daughter saw the two men carry a man into the post office.
Speaking to the Irish Independent, she said that the man looked unwell and that his feet were 'dragging the ground.'
The funeral was held three days after Haughney and friend Gareth Coakley fled from a post office in the same town after turning up with Peader's body carried between them - claiming they did not realise he had died.
Haughney and his friend had arrived at the post office on Friday afternoon looking to claim Mr Doyle's pension - but were refused because he was not with them.
A short time later, the pair are said to have come back carrying Mr Doyle's body between them with a jumper pulled up over his face and a hat on his head.
Concerned workers are said to have asked whether Mr Doyle was OK, at which point the men are believed to have placed his body on the floor and claimed he was having a heart attack.
Nephew shares first image of uncle whose dead body was brought to Post Office
The Garda investigation into what exactly happened in the events leading up to the discovery of Peadar’s body in the post office, continues.
It is understood gardai are probing whether any potential financial fraud was taking place — but the probe is also understood to be focused on whether any person “failed to notify” the authorities of a dead body.
He also told how his uncle was “under the bed” for days prior to the incident, and if he could turn back time, he says he wishes he’d notified someone that he was unwell.
“Now in the last month he’s telling me he doesn’t feel well, he’s after deteriorating.
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p.s. I typed 'I have been know' to avoid being accused of racial stereotyping, as we all know that most of the Irish are teetotal.
They make decide that a bit of excess Guinness causing a degree of slumpyness will suffice.
Eight pints of Guinness may prove to be a lifesaver for you in later life.
Not up to speed with this but assume it's at enquiry stage and not prosecution.
The Police will need to know at what point did he die, and when they realised he was dead. Till then, lot's of relatives and friends take struggling pensioners to the Post Office to get their money as not everyone have Bank Account or use Debit Cards.
They were on a five-minute walk between Mr Doyle's home and Hosey's post office in Carlow, Ireland, 50 miles south of Dublin, when the pensioner 'went a bit slumpy'.
Former drug addict Mr Haughney admitted he previously stole from his aunt.
He said people in his hometown were alleging he had murdered his uncle and tried to rob him because 'I [have] done it before'.
Mr Haughney said 15 years ago he stole his aunt's bank card and pin when it came by post and served two years in jail for fraud.
Irish police are investigating whether the elderly man, named locally as Peadar Doyle, may have been dead for up to two days when yesterday morning's incident took place.
The fraudsters, one of whom knew the 66-year-old well, had put a jumper over Mr Doyle's face and a hat on his head.
Both men, who were in their 30s, went into the post office and tried to get the money but staff told them they needed his next of kin there or Mr Doyle himself.
Afterwards, it is alleged they went to Mr Doyle's home and carried him along a public footpath before they again tried to claim his pension.
His appearance led an employee at the Hosey's shop in County Carlow to become concerned about his wellbeing and she asked if he was unwell.
The men are said to have told her that Mr Doyle was having a heart attack and placed his body on the ground.
One woman said her daughter saw the two men carry a man into the post office.
Speaking to the Irish Independent, she said that the man looked unwell and that his feet were 'dragging the ground.'
The funeral was held three days after Haughney and friend Gareth Coakley fled from a post office in the same town after turning up with Peader's body carried between them - claiming they did not realise he had died.
Haughney and his friend had arrived at the post office on Friday afternoon looking to claim Mr Doyle's pension - but were refused because he was not with them.
A short time later, the pair are said to have come back carrying Mr Doyle's body between them with a jumper pulled up over his face and a hat on his head.
Concerned workers are said to have asked whether Mr Doyle was OK, at which point the men are believed to have placed his body on the floor and claimed he was having a heart attack.
Nephew shares first image of uncle whose dead body was brought to Post Office
The Garda investigation into what exactly happened in the events leading up to the discovery of Peadar’s body in the post office, continues.
It is understood gardai are probing whether any potential financial fraud was taking place — but the probe is also understood to be focused on whether any person “failed to notify” the authorities of a dead body.
He also told how his uncle was “under the bed” for days prior to the incident, and if he could turn back time, he says he wishes he’d notified someone that he was unwell.
“Now in the last month he’s telling me he doesn’t feel well, he’s after deteriorating.
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