Man charged with fatal stabbing of wife

A man (48) was today remanded in custody after he appeared before Dublin District Court charged with the murder of his wife at…

A man (48) was today remanded in custody after he appeared before Dublin District Court charged with the murder of his wife at their home earlier this week.

David Burke, of La Verna Dale, Carpenterstown, Dublin 15, was arrested on Tuesday hours after wife Jean Gilbert (46) was found fatally injured at the same address.

She was taken to James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, but died from her injuries. A postmortem found that Ms Gilbert, a mother of three young children, died from stab wounds.

After his arrest, Mr Burke was detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station and was last night charged with her murder.

Judge McVeigh granted a Garda application to have Mr Burke remanded to appear before Cloverhill District Court on September 6th.

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