Murder of Mayo woman Sandra Collins to feature in documentary

THE family of murdered Mayo woman Sandra Collins speak about the hell they have been living with since her disappearance in 2000 in a TG4 documentary to be aired next week.

Marú Inár Measc is a four-part true crime documentary series by Midas Productions for TG4, which shines a light on the effect that fatal crimes have on society, local communities and on the victim’s families as they are left without answers.

Episode 1, airing on May 18, features the family of Sandra Collins who went missing on December 4, 2000, in Killala.

Sandra left her aunt’s house to get the dinner in the local grocery shop, however she never returned home.

Despite the relentless efforts from authorities, the community and her family to unearth what happened that night, her disappearance remains shrouded in mystery, and the search for her continues, unabated, to this day.

A cold case reinvestigation began in summer 2010 and reclassified Sandra’s disappearance as a murder investigation. In 2014 a man went on trial for Sandra’s murder, however the judge ruled that there was not sufficient evidence to find him guilty.

To this day no one has been found accountable for Sandra’s murder and her brothers and sisters hope that they can one day lay her to rest and find their own peace.

The documentary includes interviews with Sandra’s four siblings, who give deeply personal accounts regarding the life that their sister lived and how her disappearance has impacted them.

Said her brother Patrick: "This is living an absolute hell."

Marú inár Measc - The Murder of Sandra Collins will be broadcast at 9.45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, on TG4.