Paddy Moriarty and his dog allegedly killed amid feud with neighbours, Northern Territory coroner finds

Irishman's death referred to the DPP as inquest rules he was likely killed after a night out at the Larrimah pub in 2017

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A coronial inquest has found that Paddy Moriarty, who went missing from the tiny Northern Territory town of Larrimah in 2017, is dead and a feud with his nearest neighbours is likely to be the key to solving the case.

Coroner Greg Cavanagh said the evidence showed that Paddy and his dog Kellie had both died some time on the evening of 16 December 2017, when they were last seen leaving the town pub and driving the short distance home on a quad bike.