SALTHILL MURDER ACCUSED TO APPEAR IN COURT AGAIN NEXT WEEK

Date Published: 02-Aug-2011

A 30 year old woman is to appear in court again next week charged with the murder of 59 year old Kevin Joyce in Salthill over the bank holiday weekend.

Mr Joyce, who's a Mayo native, was stabbed to death around 10 o'clock Sunday night.

Maura Thornton of Apartment 1, 183 Upper Salthill was formally charged with his murder before Galway District Court today.

Garda Greg Fleming told the court that when charged with his murder, Thornton replied: 'May he rest in peace'.

Judge Furlong granted the accused free legal aid and directed that all appropriate medical and psychiatric assistance be given to her on arrival at Mountjoy women's prison.

He remanded Maura Thornton to the Courts of Criminal Justice in Dublin next Tuesday morning.