Female jogger killed in Tullamore (MOD NOTE IN OP)

Munstergirl854

Developing and tragic story this evening. May she rest in peace.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/woman-jogger-killed-in-attack-in-co-offaly-1.4774918

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treascon

Unbelievable. What a needless waste of a life. I don’t know what’s wrong with some people. May that lady rest in peace & thoughts to her family also.

Had just read that a Lady had been attacked in Tullamore........ terrible to hear that it's now a murder investigation.

May she R.I.P

LillySV

Bad state of affairs when a poor girl can’t be safe jogging in a public area in the middle of the day, god bless her, rip

Stark

I often see people snidely commenting on women who "drive to the gym to walk/run on a treadmill". This sort of thing is exactly why women do so. Most women in my running club won't train outdoors in the evenings during winter as they don't feel it's safe for them. Even more terrible that this happened at 4pm in the day when you'd think it would be somewhat safe.

standardg60

Jesus 4 o'clock.

My heart goes out to her family. Rip.

enricoh

Very sad. Went for a walk with the missus n kids last weekend along the local river boardwalk n was uneasy with alcos n junkies around. They seem to be a magnet for dodgy folk.

Just a horrible nightmare of a story

Working class heroes

Sweet Jesus, that’s terrible. RIP.

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464786#Comment_118464786

I'd say the stats would show people who drive to the gym are far more likely to die in a crash than be randomly murdered.

That attitude is a bit weird. We see spouses get murdered more often than random murders yet I don't think anyone is thinking "Oh I'm not going to get married, there's a chance I'll be murdered"

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464786#Comment_118464786

There's a time & place for riding 'high' horses........the poor Lady is only passed a couple hours ago..

walshb

Absolutely horrendous to think that a life can be taken like this. Young woman out exercising.

Appears that the killer and the victim not known to each other. Just shows you how dangerous a world we live in.

JustJoe7240

Travelled this road today, Saw 2 ambulances down by the canal and met 4 or 5 squad cars in a short period with lights on.Assumed someone had topped themselves, I can't get over it.

yerwanthere123

The stuff of nightmares. Apparently the victim is a school teacher. I'm school staff, I can't even begin to imagine how you'd go about explaining to a class of twenty or so children that their teacher was killed. What insanity. The poor woman, the poor family.

Some absolute sickos in this world.

May she rest in eternal peace. How do you even begin to explain to a class of young children why their teacher won’t be coming back? 😢

monkeybutter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464862#Comment_118464862

It's not just murder they are worried about

walshb

Kind of wishing this was some sort mugging that went wrong as opposed to a deliberate killing. The thoughts of someone just deliberately murdering that poor woman..

TooTired123

What makes this worse is that there will be a huge outcry for a couple of weeks about our “streets being unsafe to walk on in broad daylight” etc etc and then it will fade away and nothing will be done. Mental Health Services are currently non existent.

There are people wandering around tonight in every part of Ireland literally deranged with mental illness who should be being cared for in a place where they aren’t a danger to either themselves or others.

But nothing will be done.

Immortal Starlight

Such a horrendous terrible thing to happen. That poor woman killed just when her life was just beginning. How terrified she must have been in her last moments. May she Rest In Peace.

SCOOP 64

Cant imagine the shock and heartache the family are feeling now, just out jogging, poor women so young, RIP.

Purple Mountain

I left my work at 4pm this evening wearing sunglasses in the glorious, bright spring like evening.

To think a woman was being murdered in this broad daylight in the midlands while out exercising is beyond belief.

May she rest in peace and that bsatard rot in the pits of hell.

walshb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464916#Comment_118464916

I’m hoping it was very sudden and quick. To think she suffered and was terrified is desperate.

Be right back

Apparently the lady was just 23. May she rest in peace. Dreadful story.

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464923#Comment_118464923

Well, unfortunately, the story initially broke as woman injured. Then later it was updated to woman died.

Gusser09

Shocking. A waste of a young life. Along with the two kids stabbed in Blanch you'd be forgiven for thinking the country is on a downward spiral. Rest in peace.

elperello

RIP

Condolences to family and friends.

Finding such evil very hard to get the head around this evening.

Had a look at twitter and the outpouring of grief and shock is mixed in with with racist posts and anti men comments.Think I'll stay out of that emotive cesspit.

RIP to the young woman, horrific.

LillySV

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464943#Comment_118464943

I don’t think I can or should say what I heard from good source … but yea … heard she found by some women and died while waiting for emergency services

walshb

Something like this I cannot recall in quite some time. Yes, murders happen. But like this….

walshb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118465005#Comment_118465005

Strange to mention she was a young professional?

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Atlantic Dawn

RIP, hopefully it doesn't descend in to a men v'women debate.

I presume by first light we will have a name for the suspect.

Pawwed Rig

Tragic story. This is just so random and pointless. RIP 😥

hawley

Desperately sad. I'm not sure if this thread should even be open at the moment, especially if people are saying that they have images of the perpetrator.

DBK1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464941#Comment_118464941

I’m from the locality and while I didn’t know the woman personally I know both her father and her brother. A very well respected family and as names come out over the next few days I’m sure there will be plenty of people here from about mid 30’s up that will know of her father.

I can assure you that you are right in saying she was a valuable member of society. A very dedicated teacher by all accounts along with teaching Irish music to kids in her spare time and very involved in a lot of local activities.

It’s an absolute tragedy that something like this could happen in broad daylight and as said by a previous poster “May she rest in peace and that bsatard rot in the pit of hell.”

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118465037#Comment_118465037

There you go, I said noting else.

I’m sure there will be an announcement in due time.

Corcaigh84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464910#Comment_118464910

What does a jogger even have to mug these days?! Phones aren't even seen as having value any more. Absolutely shocking. Even scarier to think it's possible no motive was there at all

malinheader

Really really sickening news. What's becoming of our wee island. Condolences to the family and may she RIP.

DBK1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118465120#Comment_118465120

I certainly agree with that and I hope my post above hasn’t come across as anything that would suggest otherwise.

I can also say if there’s any family in the country that wouldn’t view themselves as being better than or above anyone else it’s her family.

FintanMcluskey

I generally skim read murder stories and not give them much thought, although they are all tragic.

But as soon as I read about this one it turned my stomach

There is a family devastated with absolutely no explanation

Disgusting and senseless.

Hope this fucker gets everything he deserves.

Horrible, horrible situation.

Bastard

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464934#Comment_118464934

RIP, her poor family

Gusser09

30 young children going to turn up at a school tomorrow. The teacher who looked afrer them the day before, said goodbye and waited for them all to leave wont be there to greet them in the morning. Where do you even start to explain to them. Heart breaking for everyone involved. Poor girl.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118464914#Comment_118464914

May the poor girl rest in peace.

Deja Boo

There are no words to describe the tragedy of this.

RIP and heartfelt empathy for her, the family, friends and students.

spookwoman

RIP to that young woman and justice be found.

banie01

RIP to the young lady, a life snuffed out and a future unlived. May her family and friends find her memory some solace in the awfulness of their grief.

Grab All Association

R.I.P and my deepest sympathies to her families and friends.

I just hope that people will leave the petty shite behind and focus on the poor young lady who lost her life and unite in grief and mourning.

This should never have happened and should never be tolerated.

Her family are going through pain none of us could imagine.

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Ten of Swords

Mod - A large number of off topic and/or irrelevant agenda driven posts have been deleted. If the thread goes this far off track again I'll close it.

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freshpopcorn

The Irish Independent has named the murder victim as Ashling Murphy aged 22 who was out jogging on a walkway which was in memory missing woman Fiona Pender along the Grand Canal in Tullamore.

My thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.

Teacher Ashling (22) found beaten to death in random attack beside Tullamore canal - Independent.ie

thefallingman

This is just sickening news, the brutality of it. Rip ;(