A 27-year-old Kerry man has been jailed for life this evening for the murder of his sister.
Today Robert O'Brien from St John's Park, Castleisland, in Co Kerry changed his plea to guilty.
In the absence of the jury, the court was told by four gardaí that Mr O'Brien said that he killed his sister when high on drink and drugs when giving evidence under oath at a bail hearing at Clover Hill Court in October 2004.
Mr Justice Carney ruled that the evidence could be put before the jury. Mr O'Brien, a married father of three children, changed his plea after three hours of consultation with his legal team.
The court heard that Robert O'Brien drove his sister to the Quay at Blennerville after they both attended a cousin's wedding on the 28 September, 2004.
At the quay, Mr O'Brien dumped his sister's body in the sea after beating her and strangling her to death.
The court was told that Elizabeth was dead before she entered the water and died from mechanical asphyxiation, suffering multiple blows to her head and body with over 100 separate injuries, including bruising and abrasions, to her legs and arms.
