'I'm so sorry,' says man charged with murder of woman in Meath

Andrei Marian Dobra, who has been living in Ireland for seven years, will not be making an application for bail

Andrei Marian Dibra (pink jumper) at Trim District Court this morning where he was charged with the murder of Ioana Mihaela in Ratoath, Co  Meath, at the weekend. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A 33-year-old man appeared at a special court in Trim on Monday charged with the murder in Ratoath of a Romanian woman in her 30s.

Andrei Marian Dobra, with an address at River Wall Court, Fairy House Road, Ratoath, was charged with the murder of Ioana Mihaela Pacala at the same address on Saturday. Detective Garda Michelle O'Brien gave evidence of having arrested the accused.