Gardai in nationwide hunt for gang that killed innocent four-year-old boy and his grandaunt in Offaly firebomb attack

"Detectives believe the innocent child, Tadhg Farrell, and his grandaunt Mary Holt were murdered in the attack carried out by a local drugs gang as part of an intimidation campaign"

"Gardaí have issued a nationwide alert for all units to be on the lookout for a getaway vehicle used by a gang that firebombed an innocent family's home, killing a four-year-old boy and his grandaunt."

"Little Tadhg Farrell was being babysat by his grandaunt Mary Holt (60) and was in the living room when a petrol bomb was hurled in a downstairs window of the family home, engulfing the living room in flames."

Detectives believe four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his 60-year-old grandaunt Mary Holt were murdered when a petrol bomb was thrown into their family home. Little Tadhg had been babysat by his grandaunt and was in the living room when the device was hurled through a downstairs window, engulfing the living room in flames. Gardaí have issued a nationwide alert instructing units to be on the lookout for a getaway vehicle linked to the attack. Investigators allege the attack was carried out by a local drugs gang as part of an intimidation campaign, and the incident is being treated as a targeted violent assault.

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