JP McManus’ daughter-in-law Emma dies suddenly in Barbados

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Emma McManus, a young mother of three and daughter-in-law of horse racing magnate JP McManus, died suddenly after falling ill in Barbados.

The 40-year-old Trinity graduate is the daughter of former Irish tennis player and retired businessman Peter Ledbetter, and is married to JP McManus’s son, John McManus. The couple have three young children under the age of nine.

McManus died Wednesday morning after falling ill in a private villa on the grounds of the luxurious Sandy Lane, Barbados resort, purchased in the late 1990s by JP McManus, financier Dermot Desmond and horse breeder John Magnier.

Members of the McManus and Ledbetter families had flown to the eastern Caribbean island to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve together, in what has been a long-standing family tradition.

Informed sources said that Ms McManus, originally from Blackrock, Co Dublin, woke up in her room in the early hours of yesterday and complained of “feeling bad”.

Sources said Ms McManus was taken to a local medical center where she was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

A spokesman for the Royal Barbados Police said they had ruled out foul play and were treating it as a sudden death.

An autopsy will be carried out on Ms. McManus’s body to help find the cause of death, while the police investigation will ultimately determine.

A police spokesman said it was expected that “after the autopsy the investigation will be completed.”

He explained that local autopsies can take “up to a week”, however, this would depend “on the pathologist and the forensic doctor.”

Sources described Emma and John as “a very private couple” who have three young children and reside in a luxury property in Chelsea, London.

“It’s terrible, from what is known, Emma did not have serious health problems. No one knows exactly what caused his death, there was no warning. Everybody is obviously devastated, it’s hugely shocking. ”

“Emma was a vibrant and outgoing person and everyone loved her very much; despite their obvious wealth, they are two of the most practical people you could meet. “

“We are especially heartbroken for John and the children, what happened is the worst nightmare of any family. John is a very compassionate guy, our hearts go out to him. “

Ms McManus graduated from Trinity College Dublin, while her husband John, a former student of Glenstal Abbeyl Private School, Murroe, Co Limerick, has had a successful career in the antiques, sculpture and art trade.

The couple married in Portugal in October 2010.

JP McManus, a billionaire horse owner, businessman, and philanthropist, reportedly brought out his nine horses that were supposed to race today.

Ms. McManus’s father Peter Ledbetter, a graduate of TCD, UCD and Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, represented Ireland in tennis and helped build the late Tony Ryan’s commercial aircraft rental and sales business, Guinness Peat Aviation, in the 1970s.

It is understood that the couple and their three children were in Limerick to watch the Shannonside hurling team, of which JP McManus has long been a sponsor, win their second All-Ireland Pitching Championship in three years, on December 13. , before flying to Barbados with family.

Informed sources said the two families were seeking advice on how best to proceed with funeral arrangements, in light of public health guidelines on the coronavirus pandemic and international travel.



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