DAVE MAHON CHARGED WITH MURDERING DEAN FITZPATRICK, BROTHER OF MISSING AMY

A security insider said: “A handful of people who knew Amy and gave evidence in 2008 have left Spain.

“Some moved away out of choice, but there is a concern that others moved away after being intimated.

“Hopefully, once a suspect has been charged with her brother Dean’s death last month, they will come forward with information that will help the case progress.”

Whoever could they mean? *innocent face*

No, I don't think it was Lord McAlpine, Bonny.

OMG!

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/deans-family-complain-to-gardai-after-stepdad-spotted-in-car-close-to-house-29330951.html

Dean's family complain to gardai after stepdad spotted in car close to house

MAEVE SHEEHAN – 09 JUNE 2013

RELATIVES of Dean Fitzpatrick – the brother of missing teenager, Amy – complained to gardai after the man who admitted killing him was allegedly seen being driven in the vicinity of their home.

Dave Mahon was spotted in the passenger seat of a silver car that was driven around outside the home of Christopher Fitzpatrick, Dean's father, in north Dublin days after he stabbed his son to death. He was seen by a third party.

The incident was reported to Dean's relatives who made a report to gardai.

Mr Mahon – who is the partner of Dean's mother, Audrey – claims he killed Dean in self-defence.

The 23-year-old died from a stab wound to the stomach at Mr Mahon's apartment on the Malahide Road more than two weeks ago.

Audrey Fitzpatrick did not attend her son's funeral in Dublin on Tuesday.

The congregation was told that she was too unwell after attending her son's removal the previous evening.

She was photographed after the funeral having a drink with Mr Mahon in a pub close to the graveyard where Dean was buried. Afterwards, she visited her son's graveside alone. She had earlier told newspapers that she forgave Mr Mahon for killing her son.

Audrey's daughter Amy disappeared on the Costa Del Sol in Spain in 2008, not long after moving there with her mother and her mother's partner Mr Mahon.

Mr Mahon presented himself to gardai the day after the stabbing but was released without charge. A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Christopher Fitzpatrick and his sister, Christine, have been lobbying for more political intervention to put pressure on the Spanish authorities to keep up the investigation into Amy's disappearance.

Christine and Liam Brady, a private investigator working for the family, met Taoiseach Enda Kenny last year to press for more action on Amy's disappearance. They attended the launch of the Missing Children's hotline in Dublin on Friday, and have asked for anyone with information to contact Mr Brady confidentially through his website www.liamabrady.ie.

At the funeral, Fr Eoin McCrystal said that Dean was devastated when Amy went missing and that Dean's death caused devastation among his family and friends. Mourners included Dean's girlfriend, Sarah, and their son, Leon, who will be two in August.

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Looks like the DPP should get a move on with that file, before any more members of the Fitzpatrick family have 'accidents' when Mahon's around.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Amy_Fitzpatrick

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In August 2008, the home of Mahon and Fitzpatrick's lawyer in Riviera del Sol was broken into and a laptop that was used in the search for Fitzpatrick was stolen. In addition, Amy Fitzpatrick's Nokia mobile phone was stolen. The 32-year-old lawyer, Juan José de la Fuente Teixidó, said the burglars got in to his property by forcing a locked garden gate. He said: "The stolen documents included confidential police reports about Fitzpatrick's disappearance. I believe the burglary was related to Fitzpatrick's disappearance. It makes no sense that they took documents which financially are worthless, and left behind all my expensive valuables like TVs, computers and music equipment."

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No. It makes perfect sense.....

Amy Fitzpatrick's Nokia mobile phone was stolen

Someone was trying to get rid of evidence.

Absolutely, Bonny. Now I wonder who that might be?

RELATIVES of Dean Fitzpatrick – the brother of missing teenager, Amy – complained to gardai after the man who admitted killing him was allegedly seen being driven in the vicinity of their home.

Dave Mahon was spotted in the passenger seat of a silver car that was driven around outside the home of Christopher Fitzpatrick, Dean's father, in north Dublin days after he stabbed his son to death. He was seen by a third party.

The incident was reported to Dean's relatives who made a report to gardai.

Now, what was Mahon up to? Nothing good, for sure.

Why was the phone not stolen until August? I wonder if The Police had it first and then handed it to the lawyer.

Anyone know where to look for the original report on finding the phone in Amy's bedroom, probably on MM somewhere?

I don't think it is on MM, Sabot, I can't find it online anywhere, but I will keep looking. Some kind of police report does seem to have entered the public arena, judging from the slanging match going on in the comments here:

Goldstar
JUNE 9TH, 2011 3:48 PM
To Louielou
Thanks I’ve been following this story from the start + something is not right. I particularly think its odd that the “top secret” police files were stolen from Audrey and Dave’s solicitors “home” that time while he was out to dinner with them?! Why were such important documents in his home anyway? The neglect accusations cannot be denied based on the findings of Christine Kenny and Amy’s own diary. Also does anyone remember an article some months after Amy disappeared reporting that Audrey had been arrested for assaulting a neighbour because neighbour complained she was playing music too loud…? Not really the actions of a heartbroken mother that one would imagine! Lastly, why hasn’t Dean been asked about the neglect? Why has he not defended his mother upon these allegations? It is of note that he has remained quiet in all of this, I think

Now, we've no way of judging how accurate that is, but if the solicitor was out with Aud'n'Dave when the break-in occurred, then it becomes even odder.

And there's this:

louielou
JUNE 18TH, 2011 7:07 PM
fact -the mother did not tell the father the daughter had vanished .
fact – audrey did assault a neighbour and the police were involved
fact – the forensic report stated that the blood on the mattress was amys, microcondrial d.n.a cant lie even tho your damn good at it .
fact -Amys own clothes where left at her friends house for three years and not submitted to the police .
now it that enough to shut up the protect audrey and dave society or dont you really care about Amy at all….. methinks not . WE WANT AMY FOUND AND WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY UNTILL SHE IS – GET IT? GOT IT? GOOD?

The 'blood on the mattress' does suggest there is some kind of report in existence, but I can't find it, and the McCann case shows the folly of relying on internet rumours.

Also, time after time, reports etc., turn into a slanging match between Amy's Irish family and Aud'n'Dave's ex-pat chums, which doesn't help one bit.

IMO, we aren't going to get a clear picture unless and until the Spanish police have charged someone and it goes to court?

This is worth a reread:

http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2009/06/27/amy-fitzpatrick-spain-sad-and-lonely-existence/

I am just amazed that so little appears to have been done. There were red flags flying all over the place. There has to be some gangster connection herein somewhere. And isn't The Costa del Sol known for this?

The costa del crime:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/13/andrew-moran-costa-del-crime-wanted-brits

Interesting spin off on that article, about Ronnie Knight. They all own or owned several properties in Spain. And they all seem to come to ruin in the end.

It would be interesting to know what happened to Mahon's property 'empire' - I seem to recall he had some eight houses at one point? I doubt if those two went back to Ireland from choice.

Yes, I doubt they went back to Ireland by choice either. And I don't believe he spent the proceeds from eight house on searching for Amy.
And incidentally, he did say in one of those recent articles that he hoped to go back to live in Spain.

He may well return to Spain to live, after Ireland has finished with him, but I doubt if he will like his accommodation much, somehow.

bb1 wrote:He may well return to Spain to live, after Ireland has finished with him, but I doubt if he will like his accommodation much, somehow.

Ooooh, now there's a thought. And at least The Spanish Police aren't pissing about, unlike their Portuguese neighbours.

bb1 wrote:He may well return to Spain to live, after Ireland has finished with him, but I doubt if he will like his accommodation much, somehow.

Yep no self catering for him, he'll be all inclusive.

Aud'n'Dave seem to have avoided the media over the weekend, Rhodes. but I don't see that continuing after their performance last week.

I don't think I have EVER seen people behave with such contempt for the feelings of others, the police, grieving families, etc., as those two.

I'm mindful not to try and go down the same path the pitchforkers went down with analysing smiles, body language and believing everything the papers have said.

But they do appear to be completly and utterly unbothered that the son is now dead and buried, and for the woman to sit and drink beer with the piece of merde that has stabbed her son to death whether by accident or not, well that is something I cannot get my head around.

Expressing concerns about an obviously peculiar set of circumstances is not pitch forking. And these concerns were raised almost from day one by some when it became obvious that Amy had been neglected

The really surprising thing is that the obvious pitch forkers who have been doing it for six years in the case of The McCanns, aren't actually doing any pitch forking.

I think we are all trying to avoid doing that, Rhodes, but the problem is - I don't think anyone has ever seen behaviour like this before?

Mahon killed Dean, there is no doubt about that, only the circumstances, which is a matter for the police and DPP.

But as you say, Aud is more than happy to go out for a drink with him. She didn't go to the funeral of the son he killed because she was 'unwell' - then got herself photographed with Mahon a few hours later looking as if the pair of them were off for a nice day out in the sunshine.

I cannot imagine what is being said in private in Ireland; the media seems to be clamping down on comments for legal reasons.

I have never, ever seen a woman whose son has just been killed happily forgive that killer in less than a day, and then go drinking with him. IMO, it's off the register in terms of sociopathic behaviour.

A detective who has been investigating the case for five years revealed last night that Amy’s mobile phone could be the key to the case.
Liam Brady said: “We know from her friends that she had her mobile phone on the night she went missing, but that same mobile phone turned up in her mother’s hands on a TV show in Ireland five months later.
“Neither Audrey nor Dave have ever explained why or how that is.”
“We also understand she had another phone that was smashed a few weeks earlier by Audrey’s partner.”

My my, sounds like Dean did a fair bit of talking before he was killed.

This just gets worse.  Let's hope The Irish Police are going to start asking some pertinent questions, especially about the phone.

The news comes as Spanish police vowed to extradite any suspects from Ireland, following the fatal stabbing of Amy’s brother by their mother’s partner Dave Mahon.

Good to see the Spanish will send the culprits home