A man in his 30s has been remanded in custody, after being charged with the murder of a 30-year-old woman in Co Meath.
33-year-old Andrei Dobra, with an address at River Walk Court in Ratoath appeared at Trim District Court this morning.
Shortly after 6pm on Saturday, 30-year-old Iona Michaela Pacala was found dead at her home at River Walk Court in Ratoath.
Her partner, 33-year-old Andrei Dobra, who was living at the same address, was arrested at the scene and was charged at Ashbourne Garda Station last night.
33 year old Andrei Dobea has been charged with the murder his partner, 30 year old Ioana Mihaela Pacala. In response to being charged last night Mr Dobea said “I’m so sorry for that it should not have happened”
— Mairéad Cleary (@maireadcleary7) November 14, 2022
In response to the charge, Mr Dobra said: “I’m sorry for that, it shouldn’t have happened”.
He and Ms Pacala were originally from Romania and had been living in Ireland for a number of years.
They had recently moved from Dublin to their new home in Meath.
He’s been remanded in custody and is due back in court on Thursday. A psychiatric assessment will also be carried out.
Ioana Mihaela’s body was discovered at their home in Rataoth, Co Meath, on Saturday
— Mairéad Cleary (@maireadcleary7) November 14, 2022
Mr Dobra made no application for bail and was remanded to Cloverhill Prison.
He’s due to appear before Trim District Court on Thursday.
A psychiatric assessment will also be carried out and a Romanian translator will be assigned to Mr Dobra.
