Conor Downey Cork

Conor Downey attacked a woman in her flat in Cork - and had been jailed in England for the killing of a Donegal woman.

His body was removed to CUH and an autopsy is expected to be carried out later today. The attempted rape and assault in Cork also happened in 1988 but Downey was only arrested for it in 2001 when fingerprint evidence and advances in DNA technology led the Gardai to him. He just kept to himself at home. They said: “There was a bit of fear when he first moved in, but he ended up being very quiet. Downey did gave information to the police which led to some of her body parts being recovered. During his confession, he told detectives that he then became angry and strangled her.

Conor Downey attacked a woman in her flat in Cork and had been jailed in England for the killing of a Donegal woman.

After his release, he returned to Cork to live in the late 1990s. His body was removed to Cork University Hospital and an autopsy is expected to be carried out later today. They said: "There was a bit of fear when he first moved in, but he ended up being very quiet. Downey had also been jailed in 1993 in London for the 1988 manslaughter of 26-year-old Donegal woman Suzanne Redden, with whom he had been sharing a house. His fingerprints were found on bags in which the dead woman's body parts were concealed. During his confession, he told detectives that he then became angry and strangled her.

In May of 2001, Downey was arrested by gardaí in Cork on suspicion of the 1988 rape of a woman in Cork after he had broken into her apartment and ...

Gardai confirmed yesterday that they were “at the scene of a fatal house fire that occurred at a property on the Douglas West Road.” It is understood that the formal identification of Downey’s remains required an examination of dental records. “I am in the Central Criminal Court because of you,” Downey told the doctor as he held a knife to his stomach. Downey was jailed in 2004 for 12 years after a trial in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, and was later released early with remission, with the final 12 months suspended.

Mr Downey was jailed in 1993 in London for the manslaughter five years earlier of 26-year-old Donegal woman Suzanne Reddan with whom he had been sharing a ...

The alarm had been raised by a neighbour. Downey's body was removed from the property by the emergency services. He served three years for the killing of Ms Reddan and returned to Cork after his release. He was formally identified via his dental records. Meanwhile, the fire at Downey's home in West Douglas in Cork broke out shortly after 3pm yesterday. He had arrived in Dr Lee's surgery carrying a long-bladed butcher's boning knife.