Man charged with murdering his father remanded in custody

The accused is to get psychiatric attention in custody

Judge Binchy remanded him in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on March 7. File picture

A man has been remanded in custody after gardaí charged him with murdering his father, who was found dead in his Dublin home earlier this week.

Michael Whelan, 64, known to friends and neighbours as "Mick the handyman" or "American Mick", was discovered with serious injuries, including stab wounds, on Tuesday afternoon.