Cork murder accused misses court appearance as victim’s family travel from Ukraine

Family of slain Ukrainian man attend court as accused fails to appear, with case adjourned for two weeks

Jonathan Hennessy. Picture: Larry Cummins

The parents of a Ukrainian man who lost his life following a violent incident in Cork city last week attended Cork District Court on Wednesday to see the man accused of his murder appear by video link from prison.

However, when the case against 42-year-old Jonathan Hennessy, of 15 Dr Patrick O’Sullivan Terrace, Upper Aghada, Co Cork, was called, a prison officer at the video link from Cork Prison said there was a sick note stating the accused could not appear.