Joseph Butler of the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow was charged with the murder Paula Canty (31) at the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow on January 3rd. Mr Butler, who is originally from Midleton in east Cork, was brought before Midleton District Court at 11am this morning where he was charged with the murder of Ms Canty.

A MAN ARRESTED in connection with the suspected murder of Paula Canty in Co Cork last week is to appear in court this morning. The 31-year-old woman was found dead in suspicious circumstances at a flat on Bridewell Lane, Mallow on Friday, 3 January. Paula was a native of Kinsale who moved to Mallow within the past year.

The funeral is set to take place tomorrow of murdered mother-of-two, Paula Canty who was found dead in her flat in Mallow, Co Cork earlier this month. Ms Canty (31) will be lying in repose in Gabriel and O'Donovan's Funeral Home in her native Kinsale today from 5pm followed by prayers an hour later.

The man, a native of Midleton in east Cork, was arrested on Monday afternoon for questioning about the murder of 31-year-old Paula Canty at her flat in Mallow last Friday. It is understood that gardaí identified the man from CCTV footage as being with Ms Canty when she was out socialising around Mallow town late last Thursday night.

A man has been charged with the murder of mum-of-two Paula Canty, whose body was found in an apartment in Mallow on Friday. Joseph Butler, with an address at the Belfry in Mallow, was brought before Midleton District Court earlier this morning.