Gardaí run rule over relationships in Kenneth O’Brien killing

Gardaí investigating the murder of Kenneth O’Brien whose torso was discovered in a suitcase in the Grand Canal are studying his personal relationships for any conflicts that may hold the key to motive for the crime. A review of messages to and from his mobile phone is under way. The dead man, who lived with his partner and young son at the family home in Clondalkin, west Dublin, had been in Australia working for several years. He had only returned to Ireland last month and Garda sources said because he had lived abroad while his partner and child...