Man charged with murder after body found in chute

A murder charge was brought yesterday in the case where the body of a homeless man was discovered in a refuse chute of an apartment building in May.

Det Garda Noel Maxwell arrested and charged David O’Loughlin, aged 27, with the murder of Liam Manley, aged 59, at Garden City Apartments, North Main St, Cork, on May 12.

A maintenance man who went to clear rubbish which had built up in the chute discovered Mr Manley’s body in the chute at the apartment complex on May 13.