School Vice-Principal, Alan Hawe ‘stabbed wife and three sons in murder-suicide’ left chilling note ‘CALL THE GARDAI’ on the backdoor, warning visitors to call the Irish cops before hanging himself
School Vice-Principal, Alan Hawe slaughters his 35-year-old wife, their three sons, aged 13, 11, and 6, in murder-suicide
Hawe pins chilling note ‘CALL THE GARDAI’ on the backdoor, warns visitors to call the Irish cops
Officers find bodies of Alan Hawe, his wife Clodagh their three sons at the family home in Barconey, County Cavan, Ireland Police believe Hawe stabbed his wife before killing his three sons, not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident
Police believe teacher Alan Hawe killed his three sons and wife Clodagh, before killing himself
A father believed to have slaughtered his wife and three young children pinned a note to the back door with the instruction “Call the Gardai”, warning visitors against entering the house before taking his own life.
Handwritten notes and letters found in the house where Alan Hawe wiped out his entire family, suggest he may have been under pressure at work, it is understood. School teacher Alan Hawe a father of three stabbed his wife Clodagh to death before killing his sons Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and six-year-old Ryan in their bedrooms. He then hanged himself. The bodies of the three boys were found in their bedrooms while Hawe and his wife were discovered downstairs.
Alan’s wife Clodagh Hawe was the first to be killed
Prayers are said at the scene before the family before the remains of the members are removed
Gardai [Irish police], suspect the boys -Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and the youngest Ryan, 6, were murdered in their beds as they slept.
They believe Alan Hawe, the Vice-Principal of a local school, stabbed his wife first before knifing his three boys at the family home yesterday morning. Hawe, who is well known in the area, is believed to have turned the knife on himself after killing his partner and three boys.
Police said they believe “all they answers they need are in the house”
A local teacher suspected of murdering his wife and three young sons pinned a note to the back door warning visitors against entering the house before commiting suicide
Remains of the Hawe family members loaded being into a convoy of hearses at the scene
Several hearses could be seen lined up outside the property as the coffins were taken away to an undertakers
Heartbreaking images emerged this evening as several coffins were removed from the house and placed into a waiting convoy of hearses. Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ice Blue Dial Platinum Mens Watch 116506IBLSO
Locals who saw the family at a football match at nearby Castlerahan GAA club on Sunday afternoon said that there was no sign of the horror to come. Alan, aged in his 40s, and the younger two children were due back at Castlerahan National School yesterday morning after the summer break.
His wife Clodagh, in her 30s, who was a teacher at Oristown National School, was also about to start the new term. A source said: “Alan Hawe was well known in the area and was well respected because of his work in the school and also in GAA circles.”
In a press briefing at Ballyjamesduff Garda Station, Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll said two of the deceased were found in a downstairs room and three were found upstairs.
A Garda spokesman said: “The Garda investigation is ongoing but at this stage we are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths.”
Undertakers arrive to remove the remains from the Hawe family home in Co. Cavan, Ireland, where the bodies of a family of five were found.
The convoy of hearses leave the scene under police escor
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Residents of the area who knew the family have all reacted in shock. Town councillor Paddy Smith said the whole town is still coming to terms with the tragic news: “It’s just complete shock. I only heard about it and rang a couple of people and everyone is shocked.
“If there is five people dead, it’s tragic, no matter what.”
“It’s just hard to get your head around the whole thing.”
At a press conference, Assistant Commissioner O’Driscoll added “We believe all the answers are in that house. A number of objects found in the house are being subjected to “detailed technical examination”.
The area was cordoned off as Irish police began their investigation into the tragic incident. A member of the Irish Garda standing outside the crime scene
He stated that the family had been socialising with the local community on Sunday and did not raise any suspicions that anything was amiss. Adding: “Nothing had happened prior to this grim discovery this morning that gave rise to anyone – including An Garda Siochana – having any suspicion that anything was untoward and this family were engaged with the community and seen yesterday.
“None of the activity and interaction with other people gave rise to any suspicion as to what was to happen.””We are working along very definite lines of inquiry.
“One person in that house may have been responsible for the death of the others.”
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