A 45-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault on his father, who was later found dead in County Waterford. John Cashman Jnr, of Rockfield, appeared before Carrick-on-Suir District Court in County Tipperary on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
Cashman Jnr faces a single charge of assault causing harm to his father, John Cashman Snr, aged in his 60s. The alleged offence is contrary to Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
The court heard that the charge relates to an incident alleged to have occurred on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. GardaΓ were called to a property in the Rockfield area, where they found John Cashman Snr with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Judge Terence Finn remanded John Cashman Jnr in custody to appear again at Clonmel District Court on Friday, April 17, 2026. The investigation into the death of John Cashman Snr is ongoing.
