Woman, 40s, arrested in relation to Westmeath car fire deaths
22nd September 2022
A woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two young children in a car fire in Westmeath earlier this month.
Woman, 40s, arrested in relation to Westmeath car fire deaths© Provided by Irish Examiner
Thelma Dennany, 5, and her brother Mikey, 2, died in a car fire at Lacken in Multyfarnham on September 9.
This afternoon, investigating gardaí arrested a woman in her 40s as part of their investigation into the fatal blaze.
She is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at garda station in the Midlands.
The arrested woman can be questioned for a period of up to 24 hours before she is either released or charged.
