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23.01.2022 - 18:40 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A man whose dead body was carried to a post office to claim his pension didn’t die suspiciously, a post mortem has confirmed.
Police believe Peadar Doyle, was dead for up to three hours before he was brought to the post office in Carlow, Ireland by two men in their 30s.
The two men claimed the 66-year-old was ‘very much alive’ when they brought him in to collect his welfare payment, according to a source.
One of the men knew the deceased well and both have made full statements to Irish police who are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Meanwhile, a priest who administered last rites to Mr Doyle last night said: “Hopefully he is at peace now.”
The bizarre incident at Hosey’s newsagents and post office in Carlow made international headlines and sent shockwaves across the country, according to Irish Mirror.
Speaking last night, Fr John Dunphy, who is from the neighbouring parish of Graiguecullen/Killeshin, told how he gave Mr Doyle the last rites.
He said he was on duty on Friday when he received a call from gardai saying the man’s remains had been left in Hosey’s shop in “shocking circumstances”.
Fr Dunphy added: “I’m not from the parish of Carlow town, but I was on duty and I got a call from the gardai asking me to come in.
“So, I made my way into the newsagents and the remains of the deceased was there with the staff and gardai around him. He was not alone.
“The shop was closed, and I didn’t know the man, but the staff were upset, naturally. He was anointed, he got the last rites, of course, and we all gathered around him and prayed. It was very dignified.
“The gardai were very kind and the staff were brave, it was a peaceful moment, very, very dignified.
“We all stood together and prayed over him. It
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