A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his mother and the attempted murder of his father in Co Cavan last weekend.
Gardaí were alerted to what they described as a serious incident in the rural townland of Kilnavart, around 7km west of Ballyconnell.
When gardaí arrived at the family home, Annie Heyneman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The 55-year-old's husband, Henk, was found with serious injuries and was taken to Cavan General Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
At Monaghan District Court, Danny Heyneman of Kilnavart, Ballyconnell was charged with the murder of his mother - Annie Heyneman - and the attempted murder of his father - Henk Heyneman - at Kilnavart, Ballyconnell.
Detective Sergeant Sharon Walsh of Cavan Garda Station gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
The court was told Danny Heyneman was arrested at Cavan Garda Station at 9.45pm last night and made no reply under caution.
He was charged shortly before 10.45pm and replied "no comment" when each of the two charges were put to him.
There was no application for bail as the district court has no jurisdiction to consider bail on a murder charge.
However, solicitor Damien Rudden did make an application for his client to be remanded to Castlerea Prison.
This application was declined by Judge Raymond Finnegan, who said the accused was required to be transferred to the local remand prison in Cloverhill.
Judge Finnegan said a further application could be made at a later date and he remanded Danny Heyneman in custody to appear before Cavan District Court via video-link on Friday.
