'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 man has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father in an attack at their family home in Ballyconnell, County Cavan on 11 January 2025. The 33-year-old defendant wept as family members described the trauma caused by the killing of Annie Heyneman, who was stabbed at least 14 times, and the serious injuries sustained by his father Henk Heyneman during a…