For Valerie
The story of my sister’s death at the hands of her husband and it’s devastating aftermath
Seiten
2025
Gill Books (Verlag)
978-1-80458-329-6 (ISBN)
Gill Books (Verlag)
978-1-80458-329-6 (ISBN)
The untold story of the murder of Valerie French Kilroy.
In June 2019, Valerie French Kilroy was brutally murdered by her husband at their home near Westport, while her three young sons lay in bed. She was the third woman to lose her life at the hands of a partner in Ireland that year. For her brother David and the rest of her family it was the beginning of a battle against a system unprepared to protect the three innocent children whose father remains their legal guardian, despite being convicted of their mother’s murder.
From the shock of hearing of his sister's death and the immediate aftermath to the multiple criminal trials before the guilty verdict was delivered, David provides a unique insight into some of the issues faced by victim’s families in the aftermath of fatal domestic violence.
With every chapter, For Valerie confronts the darkest corners of grief, the love that endures beyond loss and the fierce determination of a family to preserve Valerie’s legacy. This is a tribute to her life, and a journey no reader will soon forget.
In June 2019, Valerie French Kilroy was brutally murdered by her husband at their home near Westport, while her three young sons lay in bed. She was the third woman to lose her life at the hands of a partner in Ireland that year. For her brother David and the rest of her family it was the beginning of a battle against a system unprepared to protect the three innocent children whose father remains their legal guardian, despite being convicted of their mother’s murder.
From the shock of hearing of his sister's death and the immediate aftermath to the multiple criminal trials before the guilty verdict was delivered, David provides a unique insight into some of the issues faced by victim’s families in the aftermath of fatal domestic violence.
With every chapter, For Valerie confronts the darkest corners of grief, the love that endures beyond loss and the fierce determination of a family to preserve Valerie’s legacy. This is a tribute to her life, and a journey no reader will soon forget.
David French is the brother of Valerie French, murdered by her husband in 2019. As the eldest of five, along with his other three sisters he has been drawn into the complex aftermath of the killing. David grew up on the family farm in West Cork in the 1970s, attended UCC and has worked in IT in Ireland and abroad. He lives in Wicklow and is a keen motorcyclist.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Dublin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 472 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80458-329-4 / 1804583294 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80458-329-6 / 9781804583296 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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