72-Year-Old Charged With Wife’s Murder | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 7, 2026 · 1m

A chilling murder case has erupted in Portlaoise, where a 72-year-old man, Eugen Constantin, has been formally charged with killing his 50-year-old wife, Adina Raluca Constantin, at their Church Street home on July 5th. At his district court hearing, Constantin reportedly acknowledged the charge without protest, with a Romanian interpreter present. His defense team has declined bail at this stage, planning to pursue it in the High Court instead. The judge has ordered him held in Cloverhill Prison, with his next court appearance set for July 17th via video link. This is just the beginning of a…