Co Clare man (19) charged with murder of sister (17)

A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his sister, 17-year-old Marguerite O'Dwyer in Co Clare on Monday.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his sister, 17-year-old Marguerite O'Dwyer in Co Clare on Monday.

Mr Patrick O'Dwyer was charged at a special sitting of Ennis District Court at 5 p.m. and was remanded in custody to St Patrick's Institution in Dublin.

Mr Patrick O'Dwyer arriving in court this evening
Mr Patrick O'Dwyer arriving in court this evening

He will appear again before the court on Friday.

The teenager was found dead in her family home in Ennistymon with severe head injuries yesterday afternoon.

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The scene was sealed off for technical examination and a post mortem examination was being carried out by the state pathologist.