Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty was “killed in the context of and likely due to” a longstanding feud with his neighbours, the Northern Territory coroner has found. As we talked about yesterday, the 70yo and his dog Kellie disappeared from the tiny town of Larrimah under suspicious circumstances in December 2017. Cafe owner Fran Hodgetts and gardener Owen Laurie both said they would “kill him” over an escalating dispute, but they deny any involvement in Moriarty’s disappearance. On Wednesday, the inquest heard a police recording of Laurie muttering to himself that he “killerated old Paddy … struck him on the head” in the weeks after his disappearance. The coroner can’t point the finger, but the coroner referred the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions. The investigation’s lead officer, Detective Sergeant Matt Allen, said the case would remain open with a $250,000 reward for information.