Teenager charged with murder of his mother

Teenager charged with murder of his mother


A 19-year-old has appeared in Swinford District Court charged with the murder of his 46-year-old mother, who was found dead in her Islandeady home on Wednesday.
Detective Garda James Carroll of Castlebar Garda Station told the court that at 10.20pm on Thursday evening he formally charged Celyn Eadon of Derrycrieve, Islandeady. Following the charge and caution, the accused made no reply.
Noreen Kelly-Eadon's body was discovered in her home in Islandeady in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Post mortem results revealed she died as a result of multiple stab wounds.
Inspector Martin Byrne applied for the teenager to be remanded in custody to appear before Harristown District Court on March 18 for the preparation of the book of evidence.
Mr Aidan Crowley, solicitor for Mr Eadon, consented to the application but requested that his client receive psychiatric assessment as soon as possible in Castlerea Prison. He said that over the last six months he has noticed a ‘progressive deterioration of the state of his mental health’.
“It is obvious to me that he needs immediate medical attention and I ask that while on remand he receives the medical attention available to him,” he told Judge Mary Devins.
Inspector Byrne explained that when the accused was first arrested he was seen by a local GP and subsequently brought to Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar. Inspector Byrne said he was assessed by a doctor in casualty and deemed fit to be interviewed.
Judge Devins directed that he would be medically assessed and given the ‘appropriate treatment’.
In his application for legal aid, Mr Crowley explained that his client was unemployed since completing his Leaving Cert a year ago.
During the hearing, Eadon sat in the body of the court wearing a black suit jacket and a white open collar shirt. He was flanked by two plain clothes gardaí and said nothing except to confirm he had not been seen by his own GP in the Garda Station. He was led away in handcuffs and a towel was placed over his head to conceal his identity from the awaiting photographers and cameras.