Michael Snee
Died 12 April 2022
Who they were
Michael was 58 and a retired healthcare worker.
What happened
On the evening of 12 April 2022, Michael was found murdered in his flat on Connaughton Road in Sligo, a day after Aidan Moffitt had been found murdered in the town. Police believed the killer had met the victims through a dating app. In October 2023 he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment for both murders.
Verdict / confirmation
Central Criminal Court, Dublin, 23 Oct 2023: life imprisonment for both murders (guilty pleas).
Perpetrator: A 22-year-old whose Iraqi Kurdish family came to Ireland in 2006 under a UN refugee resettlement programme (Irish Times, RTÉ).