A 28-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was charged with the murder more than two years ago of a father of one whose body was recovered from a burning house.
John Paul Buck of Heywood Close, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, was charged yesterday with the murder in October 2005 of Fergus Roche (30) at Heywood Close, Clonmel.
He was also charged with arson to a house.
Mr Roche's body was recovered from a blazing house at 21 Heywood Close by firefighters at about 5am on October 1st, 2005.
A subsequent postmortem by State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy confirmed that he had been stabbed.
Yesterday detectives arrested Mr Buck at his home at about 8am.
He was taken to Youghal District Court in Co Cork, where he was formally charged with Mr Roche's murder and the arson attack.
Det Sgt Michael Hennebry gave evidence of arresting and charging Mr Buck with both offences.
He told the court that Mr Buck made no reply to either charge when they were put to him after caution.
Insp Brian Goulding applied for a remand in custody.
Judge Terence Finn remanded Mr Buck in custody to appear again at Cahir District Court sitting in Clonmel this morning.
