Freezer body in Galway

[pineapple stu]

Surely one of the more bizarre murder cases in recent years, here or anywhere else.

A man found dead in a fish shop freezer in Galway, who was originally reported to be foreign, then in his 30s or 40s, has turned out to be a 52-year old Dublin drug dealer who may have been dead for four years. Post mortem was delayed for days to allow the body to thaw, but it appears he was bound, suffered head injuries and was possibly tortured. It's possible he might have been killed in Clare - where his car was found a few years ago - and brought to Galway after he was dead.

How do you have a body in your shop for four years and not notice it?

[hoops1]

Galway hide and seek champion

[strangeirish]

Galway hide and seek champion
You owe me a new keyboard hoops1, as I just spewed my drink everywhere.

[strangeirish]

How do you have a body in your shop for four years and not notice it?
A lot of ice, apparently.

[Lim till i die]

The gardai reckon he was battered..............















I'm only Codding ye

[Raheny Red]

How do you have a body in your shop for four years and not notice it?

I heard on the radio that the owner was doing a bit tidying up as health inspectors were due to have a look at the place!

[pete]

I heard on the radio that the owner was doing a bit tidying up as health inspectors were due to have a look at the place!

Reading yesterdays paper & there was some criticism of the Health Inspectors as they never found this in their inspections previously...

[Schumi]

Imagine if you'd bought meat from this place! :eek:

[Tir Oilean]

Imagine if you'd bought meat from this place! :eek:

We tend to buy our meat from a butchers. But buying fish from there wouldve been nasty.:)

[beautifulrock]

5 years ago, did Layer Cake come out at the same time, maybe thats where they got the idea, although to be fair C. Meaney kept the body in a fridge in his flat.:)

[Noelys Guitar]

Would this be considered a "Cold Case" by the Gardai?