Cawley found guilty of "wanton, savage" double murder of elderly brothers

Alan Cawley, then aged 30 and from Ballina in County Mayo, was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court in July 2017 of murdering two elderly brothers at their home on New Antrim Street in Castlebar on 10 July 2013. Thomas Blaine, aged 69, and John Blaine, aged 76, both had learning difficulties and were receiving support from the HSE at the time of their deaths. Cawley admitted causing the deaths but pleaded not…