'We never expected him to be grateful. But we never expected murder': man apologies to family for murdering mother and trying to murder father

A 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to the murder of his mother and attempted murder of his father following a violent attack at their family home in Ballyconnell, County Cavan on 11 January 2025. Annie Heyneman died from blood loss sustained during a sustained stabbing attack, while her husband Henk suffered 26 sharp force wounds in the same incident. The defendant wept in court as…