Woman in her 40s arrested over execution‑style killing of Paul ‘Bosco’ O’Connor

A woman in her 40s has been arrested in connection with the execution‑style murder of Paul ‘Bosco’ O’Connor.

Mr O’Connor, 56, was discovered dead on the banks of the River Blackwater at Ballyellis, on the outskirts of Mallow, at about 1.30 pm on 15 October. He was from the Ballyphehane area of Cork city and had suffered gunshot wounds, apparently inflicted at very close range.

The woman was taken into custody on Thursday and is being detained at a garda station in the Southern Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. She is the second person arrested in the investigation.

A man in his 30s was previously arrested by gardaí on Monday evening and remains in custody.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Oktay Köseoğlu / Pexels.