Family haunted by thought murdered mother died alone in derelict building

A 27-year-old Cork man has been found guilty of murdering his 22-year-old girlfriend and mother of his infant son in Cork city last year.

The sister of 22-year-old murder victim Amy McCarthy has said that her family will always think of Amy "lying on the floor with no one to pick her up".

Jessie McCarthy was speaking today as Adam O'Keeffe, 27, was found guilty of Amy's murder by a unanimous verdict.