A man given two life sentences for the double murder of a mother and child in Killorglin, Co Kerry, has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.

A claim by an alibi witness in the double murder case that a garda offered him money to give evidence against the accused was rebutted by gardaí yesterday.

A gruesome litany of injuries suffered by a mother and daughter stabbed to death in their home last year was outlined yesterday by assistant State pathologist Margot Bolster.

A 27-year-old forestry worker accused of murdering a mother and her daughter visited her home twice in the days prior to the date of the alleged crime and had sexual contact with her, a court has heard.

A 27-year-old Lithuanian man, who has been charged with the murder of a mother and her daughter, has been sent forward for trial.