A 33 year old man has been charged with murdering Natalie McGuinness in Sligo yesterday.
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At 12.54am, he charged Óisín Conroy with murder, to which the defendant made no reply.
He is being held at Sligo Garda station under section four of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Ms. McGuinness, a native of Easkey, died on Wednesday following an incident at an apartment on Mail Coach Road, Sligo.
Conroy was led from the court under heavy security and driven to custody in Castlerea Prison. He said his instructions were that the defendant had been seen already while in custody.
Mr O’Grady also asked for his client to receive a psychiatric evaluation as “a matter of urgency”, adding: “I don’t feel that anyone from the State would dispute that”.
“That’s all, I think, that I can say at this time, that we hope that everybody will rally around the family in the coming days to help them through it”.
At this stage Inspector Kiloyne told the court: “He inflicted his wounds on himself with a weapon”.
However, counsel for the defence Keith O’Grady informed Judge Kilrane that there was no sitting at Harristown court tomorrow, and asked if the defendant could appear before Sligo court next Thursday.
Mr Conroy was remanded in custody to the same court next Thursday.
Mr Conroy wore a blue hoodie and black tracksuit bottoms and runners, and said nothing during the hearing.
Judge Kilraine asked whether the defendant t was a suicide risk. After an application from his legal team free legal aid was granted.
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He was remanded to Castlerea prison.
