Murder accused remanded in custody for further month

A man charged with the murder of a mother of three in Cork last February has been remanded in custody for another month for service of the book of evidence.

Darren Murphy, aged 36, of Dan Desmond Villas, Passage West, Co Cork, who was subsequently charged with arson, appeared before Cork District Court yesterday by video link from prison.

Mr Murphy was charged last February with the murder of Olivia Dunlea O’Brien, aged 36, at Pembroke Crescent, Passage West, on Feb 17.