Crime & Law

Man charged with murder of Sonia Blount in Tallaght

31-year-old from west Dublin to appear in court over death of woman at Tallaght hotel

Sonia Blount (30) was found dead in a room in the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght by cleaning staff on Sunday afternoon. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins.
Sonia Blount (30) was found dead in a room in the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght by cleaning staff on Sunday afternoon. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins.
Tue Feb 18 2014 - 07:55

A man is to appear in court today charged with the murder of a woman in Dublin on Sunday.

Sonia Blount (30) was found dead in a room in the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght by cleaning staff on Sunday afternoon.

The man (31), from west Dublin, handed himself into gardai in central Dublin on Sunday night.

Sonia Blount, in an undated picture taken from her Facebook page An undated picture of Sonia Blount (30) taken from her Facebook page. An undated picture of Sonia Blount (30) taken from her Facebook page. Sonia Blount (31) - 16 February 2014. For Lost Women article by Jennifer O’Connell and Brian Hutton, Weekend Review summer 2022.
Sonia Blount, in an undated picture taken from her Facebook page An undated picture of Sonia Blount (30) taken from her Facebook page. An undated picture of Sonia Blount (30) taken from her Facebook page. Sonia Blount (31) - 16 February 2014. For Lost Women article by Jennifer O’Connell and Brian Hutton, Weekend Review summer 2022.

A Garda spokesman said the man would appear at Tallaght District Court at 10.30am today.

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It is understood that the man was known to Ms Blount, a mother of one from the Old Bawn area of Tallaght.