Man accused of his Cork wife's murder was found naked in field

Park ranger James Kilroy, 50, told gardaí he was on a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick and that 'God had put him on this path'

Valerie French Kilroy was killed at Kilbree Lower, Westport, between June 13 and 14, 2019.

Gardaí detained a man on trial accused of murdering his wife under the Mental Health Act after finding him naked in a field, where he told officers that he was on a pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick and that "God had put him on this path".

A garda also told the Central Criminal Court jury today that when the accused, James Kilroy, was brought to hospital, he told gardaí that he wanted to make a confession and said: "I killed my wife."