Dr Dáire McCormack-George charged with murder of father
Legal academic and trainee solicitor Dr Dáire McCormack-George has been charged with the murder of his father.
Dr McCormack-George, 29, was arrested by gardaí after his father, Professor Scott George, 76, was found stabbed to death on Thursday night.
He appeared before Judge William Aylmer in Dublin District Court on Saturday morning and was remanded in custody.
He did not enter a plea and is to undergo a psychological evaluation at the request of his legal team, according to reports.
According to his LinkedIn page, Dr McCormack-George is training as a solicitor in Dublin with one of Ireland’s largest law firms.
He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the University of Oxford and previously lectured at Technological University Dublin.
His next court date is Friday 20 December.