18/02/2014
Man Charged With Murder Of Woman In Dublin Hotel
A man held on Monday in connection with the death of a woman in a Dublin hotel room has been charged with murder.
Cleaning staff at the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght discovered the body of 30-year-old Sonia Blount on Sunday afternoon.
31-year-old Eric Locke, of St John's Park East in Clondalkin, was arrested when he handed himself in to a Dublin garda station on Sunday night.
He appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of Ms Blount.
He was remanded to appear again next week.
(MH/IT)
Cleaning staff at the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght discovered the body of 30-year-old Sonia Blount on Sunday afternoon.
31-year-old Eric Locke, of St John's Park East in Clondalkin, was arrested when he handed himself in to a Dublin garda station on Sunday night.
He appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of Ms Blount.
He was remanded to appear again next week.
(MH/IT)
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