Womans body found in Galway

Mint Sauce

Deleted User wrote:

And what message does it send out to people visiting Galway?

i never mentioned galway in my orginal thread, i dont particulaly know galway that well, have been in it a few times, and have always injoyed the times that i have had there, i would like to think that this does not leave a slur or a bad feeling about galway, similar incidents have also happened in sligo and letterkeny that i know off, the point i was trying to make was, that although not intentional, it could have to potential to put people off visiting (not galway in particular), this girls family, thought that they were giving her the opertunity to see some where differnt, for people abroad, who know nothing about a place, and hear and incident like this, of course it could have the potential to make them wary, i know that similar tragic incedents have happened in other irish towns and citites and around the world, but people continue to visit to visit, and still will, it just highlights the issue that know where is 100% safe, and you still need to be on your guard

Ardent

I feel so sorry for the parents right now. So tragic, it gets worse the more you think about it. Hope they catch the sick f*ck.

kevmy

Poxyshamrock wrote:

I don't know why but this murder has shocked me the way other murders havent...i don't know if its the fact that she was so young or the fact that she was foreign or the fact that she wasnt even here a week.

RIP

Well one of the main reasons it has shocked many locals in Galway (me included) is the fact that there are very few murders in Galway. In the last 2-3 years the only ones that spring to mind are Mr Freezer (gangland originally from Dublin) and a young med student who's ex-boyfriend is up in court for it. YOu have to go back 5-10 years to find another random killing in the Galway area. There was one in Ballygar (slightly outside Galway city) and then the taxi driver lady.

This alone has shocked Galway people. The fact that she was a student (in one of the most student friendly and student dependent towns in Ireland), a foreign girl only here for a few weeks and so young all just add to the tragedy.

I seriously hope they catch the guy. I've a younger sister who goes out quite a lot and sometimes walks home. Not near this route and in a well lit area but now I'm worried about her for the first time since she's been in Galway

Jeapy

marco_polo wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/gardai-prepare-file-for-dpp-on-sex-assault-in-galway-1087716.html

Sound like it was in the exact same area.:eek:. I also seem to remember a reconstruction of a case on crimeline a few years ago as well where a student was attacked just up the road close to the Huntsman. I never heard if anyone ever got convicted for this.

That was when I was in first year and lived about a five min walk from the huntsman so I remember this very well. A young girl (about 20) was walking the short cut that goes along by the water edge, just at the side of the huntsman. She was grabbed, dregged into long grass and the man put a screwdriver in her mouth and told her if she screamed, he would stab her with it. He was caught and the rumour that went about in 2nd year in GMIT anyway was that he escaped from Limerick prison but was recaptured in Galway shortly after. That was Sept/ Oct 2004.
At least thats how I remember it, watched the reconstruction on crimeline and everything.
NOBODY should walk on their own. When are girls going to realise this?

Christen

I guess the citizens of Galway can rest easy now that the Garda have arrested the man they believe responsible for Manuela's murder.

If this is in fact the one responsible, then I take my hat off to the many investigators who worked diligently in solving this poor young woman's murder.

Excellent work Garda:)!


Christen Allen Iman
Chico, California

DonJose

GREAT NEWS : Man charged with Riedo murder. The guards did a great job on this one. That poor girl is getting buried today.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1019/riedom.html

Now if they could find that scumbag who attacked 3 women in Athlone. I was wrong in thinking these cases could be connected. The guards are looking for a eastern european in connection to the 3 attacks in Athlone.

Jeapy

Well poor Manuela tonight can rest in peace. Big well done to the Gardai in catching her alleged murderer so quickly. RIP

Christen

DonJose,

Do not feel that you were alone in believing that the Athlone serial rapist was possibly connected to the recent sexual assault and murder of Manuela Riedo.

I, as well, was thinking this could be the case when considering that the Bonavalley/Athlone assaults had ceased (for the moment) and the recent sexual assaults began within the last several weeks. And I have over two decades of study behind my thinking.:rolleyes: I was off in a few aspects as well.

The areas both offenders in each case chose were quite similar as well as the degree of physical assault on the victims. Manuela had been badly beaten.

It 's my understanding that a knife was utilized by the offender in some of the Athlone cases. A knife was utilized as a means to facilitate a sexual assault of a young woman near the GAA grounds in I believe mid-August of 2007. Gerard Barry has been implicated in this assault as well as a knife was utilized in the Mani's case and has been recovered by the Gardai. So as you can see, the crimes appeared to have been perpetrated by the same individual, same MO.

In the Sexual assault on the grounds of the NUI, outside the library, the offender's description was of a man having black hair, dark eybrows and a very pale complexion. Not disimilar to the Athlone Suspect.


See Ya-

Christen

I wish I could have been at the court-house earlier to shout and throw a brick at this guy.

Tha Gopher

Christen wrote: »

It 's my understanding that a knife was utilized by the offender in some of the Athlone cases. A knife was utilized as a means to facilitate a sexual assault of a young woman near the GAA grounds in I believe mid-August of 2007. Gerard Barry has been implicated in this assault as well as a knife was utilized in the Mani's case and has been recovered by the Gardai. So as you can see, the crimes appeared to have been perpetrated by the same individual, same MO.

If its true its another failure of the cops or courts to keep hm off the street pre trial.

And on a side note, the Sindo had a story that Gardai were confidently chasing an E European suspcect. I dunno, Barry? Barashevski and Id see the link.

Id believe a News of the World front page with a picture of Jordan holing a newspaper procaliming "The Pope is Pregnant" sooner than id believe the Sunday Indo. Its worth less than that sawpapery roll your school had.

cornbb

Christen wrote: »

I guess the citizens of Galway can rest easy now that the Garda have arrested the man they believe responsible for Manuela's murder.

If this is in fact the one responsible, then I take my hat off to the many investigators who worked diligently in solving this poor young woman's murder.

Excellent work Garda:)!

DonJose wrote: »

GREAT NEWS : Man charged with Riedo murder. The guards did a great job on this one. That poor girl is getting buried today.

Deleted User wrote: »

I wish I could have been at the court-house earlier to shout and throw a brick at this guy.

Guys he has only been charged, he has not been proven guilty.

He hasn't a hope of a fair trial if this is going to be the public mood prior to his trial.

Ruu_Old

Thread locked, this case is still ongoing and I don't want all this speculation to land us in hot water. I'll let the AH mods decide on it in the morning when they've been released from the drunk tank.

nesf

I don't think a thread discussing this case as if the man was guilty is a good idea. Until the case has been dealt with in court discussion about this should be kept to a minimum.