Man charged with killing his mother

A 46-YEAR-OLD man was last night granted bail after being charged with killing his elderly mother, who was found dead in her nursing home bed early on Monday.

Gerard Vollrath, formerly of Tramore, Co Waterford, but latterly living in Austria, is accused of the unlawful killing of Veronica (Vera) Vollrath, 83, at Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Waterford, on January 9.

Vollrath was arrested at Dublin Airport on Monday afternoon, hours after his mother died in her bedroom at the nursing home.