Tragic Death of Keith Barry's Grandfather

The Grandfather of Illusionist, mentalist Keith Barry has died tragically & needlessly following a severe beating causing brain damage during a house burglary.

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Waterford pensioner dies after robbery in home

An 82-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained following a robbery in his Waterford home last week.

Gardaí are still trying to establish whether the pensioner was attacked.

Paddy Barry, the grandfather of magician Keith Barry, was seriously injured after a break-in at his home in the Mount Sion area on 16 September.



Mr Barry died early this morning never having regained consciousness after the robbery.

Gardaí still do not know if Mr Barry was attacked and they are waiting for the report of the post mortem examination, due to be carried out this afternoon, to establish how his injuries were caused.

It has emerged that Mr Barry contacted the gardaí immediately after the robbery and was able to direct them to his house.

When gardaí arrived they found he had collapsed with injuries to his side and head.

Detectives in Waterford have issued a new appeal for information.

They want to speak to anyone who met or spoke to Mr Barry the week before the robbery.

They also want people who saw anyone acting suspiciously in Mount Sion Avenue, Lower Yellow Road or the Barrack Street area of Waterford around the time of robbery to contact them.

They are also looking for two teenage girls who were believed to be throwing eggs near Mr Barry's home at around the time of the robbery.

They have also made an appeal for anyone with direct knowledge of what happened, including family members and friends of the person or persons who may have been involved, to contact them at Waterford Garda Station.

An 18-year-old man was arrested last Thursday in connection with the incident. He was released without charge and a file was sent to the DPP.

Additional appeal

An additional appeal for information in relation to Mr Barry's death has been made by Garda Commissioner Facthna Murphy.

The Commissioner said he is saddened by the death of Paddy Barry and that the death brings into focus the work of gardaí in the community.

He urged the public and anyone with information on the incident which led to Mr Barry's death to come forward.

He said he wants to focus his officers on preventing similar crimes against everyone, including the elderly.

Commissioner Murphy said he understood the death of Mr Barry will cause concern for elderly people, but he said he wanted to reassure everyone gardaí would do all they can to bring the perpetrators to justice.

He said that people know what happened to Paddy Barry and he urged them to come forward with any information they may have.

The Commissioner also passed on his condolences and sympathies to the family of Mr Barry.

The Garda Commissioner said it is only by people assisting gardaí that such crimes will be prevented and eventually solved.

Asked about concerns over garda cutbacks, he said the resources available to him are being used in the most efficient manner possible.

He said visibility and interaction within the community is central to how the garda force will work in the future.

The Commissioner made the comments as he launched the Garda Community Safety Week, which will focus on the community and in particular the elderly.

Age Action has meanwhile urged all communities to review the safety precautions being taken by their older neighbours, friends and relatives in the wake of the pensioner's death.


Source: RTE News


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Saw this this morning. hope they get the low lifes that did this.

A life means nothing to these scumbags!

im at a loss of things to say its every week now the world is gone mad