Fund set up for loved-ones of man believed murdered in Wales who has family in Kilkenny

A fund’s been set up to assist the loved-ones of a man believed to have been murdered in Wales, who has family in Kilkenny.

Police attending a report of a serious assault in Newport last Thursday found Ryan O’Connor unconscious and unresponsive with paramedics subsequently pronouncing him dead.

Five teenagers have been charged with the murder and robbery of the 26-year-old father of one. All appeared before court yesterday and are due to reappear today.

Ryan, whose nickname was ‘Apple’, has cousins in Callan who he visited often – they’ve told KCLR News he was “a gem”.

A a Go Fund Me page has been set up, details of which you’ll find here