‘Psychopath’ wife killer Colin Whelan capable of murdering again, ex-detective warns

Scheming computer analyst Whelan, 54, believed he had carried out the “perfect” murder when he strangled his wife of just six months Mary Gough

Wife killer Colin Whelan is a cold blooded “psychopath” who is capable of murdering again, a former detective has claimed ahead of his parole hearing.

Scheming computer analyst Whelan, 54, believed he had carried out the “perfect” murder when he strangled his wife of just six months Mary Gough, 27, in 2001.

Whelan claimed she had fallen down the stairs at their home in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, and died from her injuries.

But following a post-mortem it was determined that Mary, who had worked in a solicitor’s office, had been…