Mystery of final text sent by teen stabbed along with mum and brothers by his dad in ‘murder-suicide’
Cops have seized Liam Hawe's phone hoping the text message and data on it may provide clues to life inside the family home
POLICE investigating a teacher who killed his family before hanging himself are probing a cryptic text sent by one of his sons in the days before he died.
Liam Hawe, 13, was murdered in his home by father Alan Hawe along with his mother Clodagh and two brothers, Niall, 11, and Ryan, six.
But cops have now seized his phone to look into his bizarre last text message, which read: "From evil comes good."
They hope to be able to decipher its meaning and use the phone to examine clues to life inside the family home, the reports.
Deputy principal Alan Hawe attacked his entire family, stabbing his wife Clodagh to death before killing his three children in their bedrooms before hanging himself.
It has since been revealed that the tormented father had left a note for his relatives, revealing he had been under pressure at work.
"If he said he would support you, he did. He was a man of his word and a good man and that's why this is all so confusing."
Heartbreaking images emerged yesterday as several coffins were removed from the house and placed into a waiting convoy of hearses.
Locals who saw the family at a football match at nearby Castlerahan GAA club on Sunday afternoon said that there was no sign of the horror to come.
Alan, in his 40s, and the younger two children were due back at Castlerahan National School yesterday morning after the summer break.
His wife Clodagh, in her 30s, was a teacher at Oristown National School.
A source said: “Alan Hawe was well known in the area and was well respected because of his work in the school and also in GAA circles.”
In a press briefing at Ballyjamesduff Garda Station, Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll said two of the deceased were found in a downstairs room and three were found upstairs.
A Garda spokesman said: "The Garda investigation is ongoing but at this stage we are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths."
Shocked town councillor Paddy Smith said the whole town is still coming to terms with the tragic news.
He said: “It’s just complete shock. I only heard about it and rang a couple of people and everyone is shocked.
“If there is five people dead, it’s tragic, no matter what."
Mr Smith told Independent.ie: “It’s just hard to get your head around the whole thing."
At a press conference yesterday, Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll added: "We believe all the answers are in that house.
"We are working along very definite lines of inquiry. One person in that house may have been responsible for the death of the others."
Police investigations are continuing.
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