In September of 2019, Paul Jones was found dead in the hallway of his home on Bandon Road, in Cork. The 54 year old had a chequered past, but for the last decade had lived a quiet and pious life, bothering no one. Despite this, he had suffered 25 stab wounds to his side and had been hit in the head with a long, machete-like blade.
Though he had no known quarrels with anyone, there was someone in Paul Jones’ life who had a reason to do him harm.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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