Man admits killing Cork bishop but detectives find no motive

The Los Angeles County Sherriff's Office said that Medina had given “several different reasons and none of them made any sense to the investigators"

Prayers have been said for Bishop David O'Connell every day at Masses locally in Cork, particularly in Sacred Heart Church in Glounthaune where he celebrated his first Mass as a priest in June 1979. Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images

Detectives in Los Angeles say the man accused of the murder of Bishop David O’Connell has admitted to the killing but there is still no apparent motive.

Carlos Medina, 61, from Torrance in California was charged on Wednesday with the murder of the Cork-born bishop. He was also charged with a special allegation that he personally used a firearm during the commission of an offence.