A Tipperary man accused of murdering a Waterford mother of four in an apartment last April has been sent
forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.
Danny Whelan appeared before Waterford District court this morning, wearing a grey top and trousers.
He stood between two prison officers near the side of the courtroom for the short hearing and was not called upon to speak.
Twenty-five year-old Whelan originally from Thurles but listed as being of no fixed abode, appeared before
the court charged with murdering 31-year-old Samantha Walsh at an unknown time on or about April 28 last on Thomas Street in Waterford city.
Today was his fifth court appearance in relation to the charge, when the Book of Evidence was formally presented to him by the State.
Judge David Staunton said he would send him forward for trial, to the next sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
Solicitor Colin Morrissey, for the accused, applied for free legal aid to cover two counsel as well as a solicitor and Judge Staunton acceded to this request.
Samantha Walsh was found dead in an apartment she was renting on Thomas Street in Waterford on the afternoon of Friday April 28. She was originally from the Lisduggan area of Waterford city and had four children
