Chief suspect in murder held in secure psychiatric facility

THE chief suspect in a Garda investigation into the weekend murder of retired accountant John Hyland is being held in a secure unit at a Cork psychiatric facility.

Gardaí in the Togher district are appealing for information from the public about the murder, which is believed to have occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A suspect was seen between Riverstick and Belgooly early on Saturday and is believed to have walked from Cork city to Kinsale at about 5.30am.