Ireland Reels as Suspected Anti-Gay Killer Is Arrested in Slayings
DUBLIN, IRELAND—A small Irish town has been left reeling after two suspected anti-gay killings were discovered in the space of just over 24 hours. A further attack on a third gay man left the victim with severe eye injuries.
Irish police, known as gardai, said Wednesday that a man in his early 20s is now in custody, suspected of killing political and peace activist Aidan Moffitt, 41, whose body was discovered Monday evening, and a second man, Michael Snee, 58, whose body was found Tuesday evening.
Both men were found at their respective homes in the coastal town of Sligo, which has a population of 20,000.
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