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Julia Holmes: Police investigate if dead woman was missing fraudster | Julia Holmes: Police investigate if dead woman was missing fraudster |
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Police in the Republic of Ireland are investigating if a woman found dead was a Northern Ireland woman wanted for fraud. | Police in the Republic of Ireland are investigating if a woman found dead was a Northern Ireland woman wanted for fraud. |
The bodies of a woman and a man were discovered at a farmhouse in Askeaton, County Limerick. | The bodies of a woman and a man were discovered at a farmhouse in Askeaton, County Limerick. |
They have been named locally as Julia Holmes, who was in her 60s, and her partner Thomas Ruttle, in his 50s. | They have been named locally as Julia Holmes, who was in her 60s, and her partner Thomas Ruttle, in his 50s. |
She has been wanted by Northern Ireland police since absconding in 2011 while charged with fraud totalling £18,000. | She has been wanted by Northern Ireland police since absconding in 2011 while charged with fraud totalling £18,000. |
Known to have used false identities, she was also being sought by the FBI and police in the Republic of Ireland. | Known to have used false identities, she was also being sought by the FBI and police in the Republic of Ireland. |
The couple were last seen on 14 March. | The couple were last seen on 14 March. |
Police were alerted by people in the area amid concerns there may have been a robbery at the house, and the bodies were discovered on Monday at about 03:00 local time. | Police were alerted by people in the area amid concerns there may have been a robbery at the house, and the bodies were discovered on Monday at about 03:00 local time. |
They have been removed from the house and a post mortem examination will take place. | |
Police in the Republic of Ireland said they "wish to stress that there has been no positive identification of either of the deceased and efforts to identify them are ongoing". |
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