Woman arrested in connection with murder of Willie Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane
By William O'Connor
GARDAI investigating the disappearance and murder of Willie Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane in April, 2015 made an arrest on Saturday morning.
The woman in her mid-30s was arrested and is currently detained under Section 30, Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Ashbourne Garda Station.
Anna Varslavane and William Maughan
Willie from Tallaght and his partner Anastasjia were reported missing from Laytown, County Meath, in April 2015 and in September 2016 this case was reclassified as a murder investigation.
Willie and Anna, a Latvian national who moved to Ireland when she was eight-years-old, lived together in Gormanston, County Meath.
The couple had planned to leave Gormanston and move back to Tallaght on the day that they disappeared, April 14, 2015.
They had organised to meet William’s mother Helen to get a lift back to Tallaght but when she arrived at the meeting point, there was no sign of the couple.
In a statement released today, Gardai said: “Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane in April, 2015 have made an arrest this morning, Saturday 30th January, 2021.
“The woman (mid 30s) was arrested this morning and is currently detained under Section 30, Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Ashbourne Garda station.
“Investigations ongoing”.
