MASS murderer John Geary, who stabbed his former partner and their young daughter, along with his ex-partner’s young son and another woman, in County Limerick 14 years ago has had his second bid for freedom denied by a parole board.
In 2013, Geary, a native of Milford, County Cork, was sentenced to four concurrent life sentences after he admitted carrying out the four murders at the home of his ex-partner, Sarah Hines, at Hazelgrove, Newcastle West, on November 15, 2010.
Geary (48), whose address at the time was Meadow Court, Newcastle West, stabbed Ms Hines (25) and their five-month-old daughter, Amy, to death after Ms Hines had left him.
He also fatally stabbed Ms Hines’ son, Reece (4), and her friend Alicia Brough (20), after they arrived on the scene.
Geary’s sentencing hearing in 2013 heard that Gardaí found two knives and a screwdriver at the scene, but it was believed he had used up to five weapons.
Geary travelled by bus after the mass killing to the seaside town of Kilkee where he checked into a guesthouse and drank at the bar. He was arrested the following morning in a local pub.
Gardaí told the 2013 sentencing hearing they believed Geary was driven to kill “out of jealousy and control”.
After a previous bid for parole was unsuccessful, Geary became eligible to apply again late last year.
It is believed relatives of his victims recently engaged with the parole board regarding submissions they made on foot of his parole application.
Maria Dempsey, mother of Alicia Brough, said her family are relieved that Geary lost out his second bid for freedom.
