Forensic analysis delays lodger murder trial

Forensic analysis has delayed the trial of a lodger accused of the murder of his landlord Tom O’Gorman, the well-known religious affairs writer.

Italian national Saverio Bellante, 34, appeared again yesterday at Cloverhill District Court having been earlier charged with the murder of the journalist and pro-life campaigner, at his home in the north Dublin suburb of Castleknock, in January.

At an earlier stage in the proceedings it emerged that the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that the accused man is to be tried “on indictment on a single count of murder” meaning he faces a Central Criminal Court trial.