A man has appeared in court charged with murdering both of his parents and his younger brother.
Robert O’Connor, 31, is accused of murdering his father Mark O’Connor, 54, mother Louise, 56, and his brother Evan, 27, who had additional needs.
Their bodies were found in the family home in Dromgowna, outside Tallanstown village in Co Louth, Ireland, on Monday morning.
O’Connor appeared at a special sitting of Drogheda district court this evening, where he remained expressionless in the dock.
He made no reply when the three counts of murder were put to him.
The court heard O’Connor has been with mental health services for around eight years, and defence solicitor Paul Moore made an application for a psychiatric assessment and for legal aid.
Judge Stephanie Coggans remanded O’Connor into custody.
He is due to appear at the same court via videolink on October 6.
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