Dublin South West Sinn F\u00e9in TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has extended his sympathy to the Maughan family following the desecration of their son Bobby\u2019s grave in Bohernabreena Cemetery. The Maughan family believe that the grave was targeted to silence them and in retaliation for them speaking out about another son William, who is missing along with his Latvian girlfriend, and is believed to have been murdered.<\/p>\n
Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to extend my deepest sympathy to Joe and Helen Maughan, and their family, following the desecration of their son Bobby\u2019s grave.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was with absolute fury, disbelief, and horror that I heard of this cowardly attack where the perpetrators tried to remove Bobby\u2019s remains in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n
\u201cBobby was a well-liked and popular young man who grew up in Tallaght and who died tragically.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a new low and shows that the perpetrators have a complete disregard for the living and the dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis intimidation must be condemned and those involved in this despicable act need to identified, arrested, and removed from society.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no doubt that their cruel and vindictive attempt to silence the Maughan\u2019s has brought the family more heartache, but will not succeed in its attempts to silence.\u00a0 It will also not succeed in stopping the calls for witnesses with evidence about another son William and his girlfriend\u2019s abduction and murder, from coming forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cWilliam \u2018Willie\u2019 Maughan and his 21 year old Latvian girlfriend Anna Varslavane went missing in April 2015 and are believed to have met a violent death at the hands of a\u00a0County\u00a0Louth-based drugs gang.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis parents Joe, Helen, and the Maughan family have all led a high profile \u00a0campaign looking for justice in the hope that new information will come forward about the young couple\u2019s abduction and violent deaths.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe family believe the attack on the grave in Bohernabreena is directly connected to that campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no doubt that this latest appalling act will not deter the Maughan family and along with others, I would encourage more and more people to join with them in seeking justice for William Maughan and Anna Varslavane.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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