Woman (40s) arrested in relation to Westmeath car fire that claimed kids' lives

Thelma (5) and Mikey Dennany died in the blaze on September 9.

In a statement today gardaí said: “Gardaí investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two-year-old infant and five-year-old girl in a fatal car fire at Lacken, Multyfarnham, County Westmeath on Friday, 9th September, 2022, have arrested a female in her 40s.

"She is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the midlands.

"An Garda Síochána will be making no further comment at this time.”