Siblings of slain granny Patricia O'Connor 'still in disbelief' as murderer sentenced to life

A 35-year-old man was today sentenced to life in prison for murdering retired hospital worker, Patricia O'Connor, whose dismembered remains were found scattered across the Dublin and Wicklow mountains three years ago.

Patricia O'Connor's siblings are "still in disbelief" over the grandmother's "cruel and brutal" murder and were sickened at the involvement of her immediate family, the Central Criminal Court heard today.