2 publishers · first seen Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:35 UTC · updated Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:24 UTC
A jury in the trial of Seth Whelan, aged 36, has been discharged after two weeks due to an issue that left the judge with no option but to discharge them. The trial, concerning the murder of his father Michael Whelan at their shared apartment in Herberton Park, Rialto, Dublin 8, will recommence soon with a new jury. Michael Whelan's body was found on 27 February 2024, having died approximately one week earlier from blunt force trauma to the head. Seth Whelan has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In a separate case, Robert O'Connor, aged 32, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the triple murder of his parents Mark O'Connor, aged 54, and Louise O'Connor, aged 56, and his brother Evan O'Connor, aged 27, at their home in Dundalk, Co Louth, between 28 and 29 September 2025. The victims sustained a combined 139 stab wounds.
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