A 27-year-old man went on trial yesterday charged with murdering his mother at breakfast time in the family home.

A 25-year-old man charged with murdering his mother at the family home in Montenotte, Cork City, last week was not brought from prison to Cork District Court, yesterday as he was deemed not fit to attend.

A woman was attacked by her ex-partner, dragged into an attic room, gagged and tied to a chair with tape — and feared she was going to be murdered — a garda alleged in court yesterday as he objected to bail being granted to the accused man.