Crime World

An alleged victim who has refused to give evidence at the Hennessy torture trial, a notorious female sextortionist was arrested again and crystal meth businessman Nathan McDonnell is targeted by Revenue.Niall speaks to Crime World's Eimear Rabbitt about the crime stories of the week that got our readers talking.

The brother of feud victim Richie Carberry has become the fifth man convicted over the death of Keane Mulready-Woods.Drug dealer Stephen Carberry plead guilty to helping dispose of the teenager's dismembered body parts.Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how Carberry became became involved in the plot months after his brother was killed.

Ex-UVF commander Winston 'Winkie' Irvine has taken up yoga behind bars as he looks to cope with having his sentence for firearms offences doubled. Irvine once lived the high life, rubbing shoulders with British and Irish ministers while he negotiated on behalf of loyalists groups. Niall speaks to Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent Alison Morris about how Winkie now spends his days doing the 'downward dog'.

A senior garda has revealed how they made 10 ‘early interventions’ recently to confront young people at risk of Islamic terror radicalisation.Detective Chief Superintendent Brian Woods, who heads up the Garda Special Detective Unit, made the comments as he described how the policing of terrorism has changed in Ireland.Niall speaks to Crime World’s Ken Foy about how far right groups are also an increasing focus for gardaí.

Barbie Kardashian has revealed she has been contacted by gardai investigating threats issued to a prison governor.Barbie carried out a series of bizarre and sinister interviews after she was recently released from Limerick Prison.Niall speaks to Crime World’s Patrick O’Connell about how Barbie’s inflammatory comments could now come back to haunt her.

The trial of four men accused of torturing a man who had the word 'rat' branded on his skin has been delayed after the alleged victim failed to appear in court.Barry Moore, who is described as the principal witness in the case, failed to show up again in the Special Criminal Court, meaning the trial has now been delayed until the new year.Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about what comes next in the high profile case.

It's become a Christmas time regular as the Criminal Assets Bureau hold their annual auction to sell off the luxury items they've seized from criminals.Rolex and Cartier watches, Balenciaga runners as well as sunglasses and handbags all went under the hammer on Monday.Niall speaks to Crime World's Eamon Dillon about what was sold and who it had been seized from.

They are the Artificial Intelligence romance chatbots that have been accused of promoting drugs, suicide, and criminality.Online chatbots are increasingly being used by Irish teens who are struggling to connect with the opposite sex.Niall speaks to Crime World feature writer Denise Smith about how she spent a week discovering the dark side of AI chatbots.