Mother of man accused of Mullane murder appears in court

Mother of man accused of Carrie Mullane murder charged with withholding information

Updated / Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 17:46

The mother of a man accused of the murder of Limerick woman Carrie Mullane has appeared in court, charged with withholding information from police.

Mary Lynch, from Windmill Heights, Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh, was brought before Dungannon Magistrates' Court in Co Tyrone.

She faced one charge of withholding information on dates between 10 October and 8 November.

Ms Mullane, who was 39, has been missing since she arrived in Enniskillen from Limerick on 10 October.

On Monday, police recovered a body from Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh.

Ms Mullane's partner, 35-year-old Michael Lynch, of Trasna Park in Enniskillen, the son of Ms Lynch, appeared in court on Saturday charged with murder and preventing the lawful burial of a corpse.

Ms Lynch appeared in the dock of the court in Dungannon using a walking stick.

She confirmed her identity and nodded, when asked, if she understood the charge.

A PSNI detective sergeant told the court that police were objecting to bail.

She said that Ms Mullane had been reported missing to gardaí on 25 October.

The officer said that her family had last seen her on 10 October when she left Limerick to travel to Enniskillen.

The detective said that Ms Mullane did not collect her benefits in Limerick and had not been in touch with family or friends.

A search of the property, at Trasna Park, did not locate Ms Mullane, the officer said.

Ms Lynch was arrested on 8 November and interviewed for three days.

The officer said that police objected to bail as the supplied address was in the Republic of Ireland.

Judge Francis Rafferty said that he was minded to grant bail but would require an address in Northern Ireland.

He remanded the accused in custody until 18 November.

Meanwhile, a 31-year-old man, who was arrested in connection with the investigation, is to appear in court tomorrow.

A PSNI statement said that he had been "charged with withholding information concerning an arrestable offence and encouraging or assisting in the commission of an offence, namely murder".

The man is due to appear in Strabane Magistrates' Court tomorrow, police added.