A 50-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Foxrock in south Dublin.
Grace Miano, with an address at Tudor Lawns in Foxrock, appeared at a special sitting of Dublin District Court.
The body of 27-year-old Limbani Mzoma, better known as Robert, was found at the same address on Thursday night.
He was a Malawian national who had been living in Ireland for a number of years, while Ms Miano, a native of Kenya, had also been in Ireland for a number of years.
He had sustained a number of knife wounds which it is understood amounted to mutilation.
The court was told the accused made no comment when she was charged and cautioned last night.
Detective Sergeant Colm O'Giollain told the court the accused made no comment when she was charged and cautioned at 9.35pm last night in Dun Laoghaire Garda Station.
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The court was told Ms Miano is suffering from pains in her head and legs.
Judge Grainne Malone ordered that she should receive whatever medical attention is deemed necessary by staff at the Dóchas Centre in Mountjoy Prison.
The woman's solicitor Jonathan Dunphy also requested that his client should undergo a psychiatric assessment.
The judge also granted free legal aid to the 50-year-old. No application for bail was made.
Ms Miano has been remanded in custody to appear at Dun Laoghaire District Court on Friday.
