Son arrested in connection with death of his mother

A son was arrested in connection with the murder of his mother shortly after her funeral yesterday.

He was arrested shortly after his mother, Siobhán Stapleton, 51, was buried.

He is being detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Gardaí said he was arrested in the Thomastown area of Co Kilkenny and taken to Thomastown Garda Station.