Man to appear in court following death of young mother in hit-and-run in Rathkeale

A man is due to appear in court this Christmas Eve after he was charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in Rathkeale, County Limerick last Saturday.

The man, aged in his 40s, is due to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court at 7pm this Tuesday in relation to the incident which resulted in the death of mother-of-one, Marguerita Sheridan.

The man had been detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in County Limerick having been arrested on Monday.

A van believed to have been involved in the serious incident was also recovered and will now be subject to a technical examination.

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Gardaí continue to appeal for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.

Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the Rathkeale area in Co. Limerick between 11:30am and 1:00pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Rathkeale Garda Station on 069 63222, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

Investigations are ongoing.