A 47-year-old Romanian man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of his partner in Finglas, Dublin.
Loredana Morosanu (48) was discovered fatally injured at her address in Melville Terrace, Finglas, in the early hours of Monday.
Emergency services were called to the house at 4:30 am, leading to the discovery of Ms Morosanu. The pharmacy worker, who was from Romania but had lived in Ireland for several years, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gardaí arrested Daniel Simion Toader (pictured) also of Melville Terrace, and charged him on Tuesday evening with the murder of Ms Morosanu at their home address on October 26, contrary to common law.
The Romanian national appeared before Judge Máire Conneely at a late special sitting of Dublin District Court at around 8:20 pm on Tuesday.
Dressed in a blue sweater, grey tracksuit bottoms, and black shoes, he stood with his hands in his pockets at the start of the two-minute hearing. He then sat and spoke only to a court-appointed interpreter. He had no legal representation in court.
Most criminal law solicitors in Dublin have withdrawn their services in response to legal aid payment reforms introduced in July, causing widespread disruption to the criminal justice system.
Detective Sergeant Niall Murray told Judge Conneely that the accused was arrested at 6:58 pm on Tuesday and made “no reply” when charged just under an hour later.