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A MAN HAS appeared in court charged with the murder of his mother and the attempted murder of his father.

Danny Heyneman, 31, of Kilnavart, Ballyconnell in Co Cavan, is charged with the murder of Annie Heyneman, 55, on Saturday, 11 January. 

He is also charged with the attempted murder of his father on the same date.

Annie’s husband Henke, who is in his 60s, was seriously injured during the course of the attack.

He was brought to Cavan General Hospital for treatment, where his condition is stable.

Henke is originally from the Netherlands and has been working at the five-star Slieve Russell hotel as a porter.

Gardaí were alerted to an incident at a house in Kilnavert, near Ballyconnell, at around 9.30pm on the evening of 11 January.

Annie was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Earlier in the evening, a fire had started at the Heyneman residence, but it was quickly brought under control and it is understood that the damage to the house was minimal.

Wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans, Heyneman appeared at Monaghan District Court this morning.

Detective Sergeant Sharon Walsh of Cavan Garda Station told Judge Ray Finnegan that Heyneman was arrested and charged on Tuesday.

In response to both the charges under caution, she said Heyneman responded: “No comment.”

He was remanded in custody at Cloverhill Prison to appear before a judge at the Cavan courthouse by videolink on Friday.

An application for legal aid was granted.

-With additional reporting from David MacRedmond