A MAN WHO has been charged in connection with the murder of Paul ‘Bosco’ O’Connor in Co Cork is due to appear before a special sitting of Fermoy district court this afternoon.
The man in his 30s was arrested by investigating officers on 19 October.
A woman in her 40s who was also arrested in connection to the case has been released from custody. A garda spokesperson said that a file will be prepared for the DPP.
O’Connor’s body was discovered on the banks of the river Blackwater at a townland known as Ballyellis on the outskirts of Mallow in north Cork on 15 October.
It is understood that he is believed to have suffered at least two gunshot wounds to the head, and that gardaí are investigating whether it was a case of gangland-style execution.
It’s further understood that O’Connor was well known to gardaí and had previously been connected to a number of armed robberies.