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This mother of two was found murdered in Kilkenny 11 years ago and nobody has ever been charged

A new appeal has been made today.

PAICHE ONYEMAECHI (NEE Unyolo) was a 25 year old married mother of two young boys.

She had come to Ireland in 1999 and moved to Waterford in May 2001. She was reported missing at Waterford Garda Station on 10 July 2004.

Her body was discovered in a field near Brenar Bridge, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny 13 days later. Nobody has ever been charged with her murder.

Today, a new appeal has been launched to help find her killer.

Paiche’s body was located roughly two miles north of Piltown, in the townland of Sandpits, on the road to Templeorum. The bridge is located between Sandpits Crossroads and Jamestown Cross.

Speaking today, Detective Superintendent Michael Hennebry of Kilkenny Garda Station said:

We are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward to help us. We would like to speak to anyone who feels they have information relevant to this case, particularly those in the African community living in Waterford at the time, and also to the wider African Community living in Ireland. We are especially interested in speaking to the person who sent an anonymous letter to Gardaí which contained information on the culprits in 2004.

“With the passage of time people may be more inclined to share information they have in their possession.

“Even the smallest piece of information, which may seem insignificant, might help with the investigation. Members of the public can contact us at them at Thomastown Garda Station on 056 7754150 or any Garda Station.

“As an alternative, anybody with information can call Crimestoppers on 1800 25 00 25. Calls to Crimestoppers are anonymous. Callers do not need to leave their name or address.”

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    Mute John Mack
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    Nov 29th 2011, 5:22 PM

    not to downplay the serious of breast cancer but it’s movember more people die from testicle cancer than breast. so numbers are way higher across the board.

    thank you to all my mo bro’s for raising awareness.

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    Mute Charles Magus
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    Nov 29th 2011, 4:05 PM

    Not suprising when you consider that Ireland is one of the highest fluoridated countries in the world! That is also why the Irish are so much asleep and do not speak out against injustice. The same happened to the prisoners of war in Nazi Germany when they were fluoridated by the Nazis, so anything could be done with the prisoners without much retaliation. The Nazis learned this from the Soviets! Fluoride has no health benefits what-so-ever! It was all a Bogus science as Doctor Harald Hodge sold himself out to protest an industry that was being sued by farmers and people working with fluorine gas which contaminated and destroyed livestock and people. Using the lies of this one scientist, the lawsuites were stopped.

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    Nov 29th 2011, 4:26 PM

    Really not surprising when you take into account that some women have to travel 4 hours or more to a breast clinic, you have to find someone to mind your children for the whole day just so you can get checked over. Then there’s the treatment – these centres of excellence that were introduced are a disaster. A relation of mine was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer – he will have to travel over 6 hours a day for radiotherapy. Having cancer is stressful enough but throwing ridiculous amounts of travel in on cramped buses makes it even harder. It’s a time when you need to be resting and to be surrounded by your family and instead you spend it on a bus..no wonder our mortality rates are so high.

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    Nov 29th 2011, 4:36 PM

    Got any peer reviewed scientifically verified evidence to back up that bullshit Charles?

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    Mute Keith Byrne
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    Nov 29th 2011, 4:36 PM

    The Nazi fluoridation story is a myth. As is its psychological effects.

    The scientific evidence for its effectiveness against tooth decay in children and adults is well documented over many years of study.
    And there hasn’t been any direct link between fluoridation and increased risk of cancer that I can find. So I don’t see how it is any more a cancer risk than coffee.
    There is also a big difference between flourine gas and the flouride salts used in the water supply.
    Please don’t spread this crap. And I don’t want to see any “evidence” from some random website thanks.

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