Son charged with murder

A 29-YEAR-OLD man, described as a suicide risk, appeared in court in Castlebar, Co Mayo, yesterday charged with the murder of his mother.

Seamus Marrinan, of Blackfort, Castlebar, was charged with the murder of 61-year-old Carmel Marrinan, a nurse, at the family home in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and was remanded in custody at Castlerea Prison to appear again in Castlebar District Court on July 15.