Student charged with Robert’s murder

AN engineering student was yesterday charged with the murder of his 11-year-old next door neighbour.

On the direction of the Director of Public Prosecution, Wayne O’Donoghue was charged with the murder of schoolboy Robert Holohan on January 4 last at Ballyedmond, Midleton, Co Cork.

He was charged at Midleton Garda Station at 9.55am and just over half an hour later appeared in the adjoining court where evidence of arrest, charge and caution was given by Sergeant Joe O’Connor.