A 22 year old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of his grandfather who was found dead with head injuries in the hallway of his home in a Cork city suburb last summer. Christopher O’Callaghan was brought before Cork District Court today where he was charged with the murder of his grandfather, Joe O’Callaghan (66) at Galwey’s Lane in Douglas in Cork on July 2nd 2018. Today at Cork District Court, Garda Martin Lawton gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution and told the court how he had arrested Christopher O’Callaghan at 11.44am at Togher Garda Station. Mr O’Callaghan of Woodview, Pinecroft, Grange, Douglas, Cork, who was dressed in a dark three piece suite, dark tie and white shirt, did not speak during the brief hearing before Judge Olann Kelleher. Judge Kelleher explained to Mr O’Callaghan he could not legally grant bail at the district court on a murder change and he remanded him in custody to appear again at Cork District Court on February 12th.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2019 16:41 UTC