Man faces preliminary trial hearing for murder of Cork bishop in US

Bishop David O'Connell, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was found dead in Hacienda Heights, California on February 18 this year. Picture: AP

A preliminary trial hearing gets underway on Thursday of the man charged with the murder of a Cork bishop in the US.

Carlos Medina, 61, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Brooklodge native Bishop David O'Connell at his home in Hacienda Heights in Los Angeles in February.