Murder victim Paddy (90) 'invited killer into his home'

Garda forensics officers search for evidence at the home of the 90-year-old farmer Picture: Provision

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Gardaí believe that lonely pensioner Paddy Lyons may have invited his killer into his home.

Officers investigating his brutal murder think the 90-year-old victim may have known the killer from previous visits to his isolated house in Waterford. They are now trying to establish the circumstances that resulted in his vicious death last Friday night or Saturday morning.