Man expected to appear in court in relation to deaths of Louth couple and son

Mark O’Connor, 54, Louise O’Connor, 56, and their son Evan O’Connor, 27. Picture: Garda Press Office

Gardaí are expected to bring a man before the courts on Tuesday evening in relation to the killing of a couple and their son at their rural Co Louth home on Monday morning.

Senior officers have been in contact with the Director of Public Prosecutions on foot of statements made by the suspect during questioning, and as the results of the autopsies have begun to come in.