Trial of man accused of murdering Cork-born bishop in LA remains stalled 

Case against Carlos Medina, husband of the bishop's housekeeper, has been adjourned until September over mental competency concerns

Bishop David O'Connell was shot and killed in February 2023. Picture: AP/Julio Cortez

The case against a man accused of the murder of Cork-born Bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles remains stalled amid efforts to establish whether he is mentally competent to stand trial.

Carlos Medina, husband of Bishop O’Connell’s housekeeper, was charged in February 2023 with the murder of the Brooklodge native at his home in Hacienda Heights in Los Angeles on February 18, 2023.