Black Widow Nevin granted hearing in bid to claim murdered husband’s estate

Nevin was found guilty of her husband's murder in 2000

Catherine Nevin: her husband’s family have been locked in a 20-year legal battle to block her from profiting from the murder of Tom NevinCourtpix

Catherine Nevin has been granted a Supreme Court hearing as part of her long-running battle to lay claim to her murdered husband’s estate.

The convicted killer is serving a life sentence for hiring a hitman to shoot Tom Nevin at their pub, Jack White’s Inn, in Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow, on March 19, 1996.

She was found guilty of his murder in 2000 and lost a subsequent appeal and miscarriage of justice challenge.