New York Man, 30, Charged with Murdering His Own Father at Luxury Irish Resort: Reports

A New York man has reportedly been charged with murder, following the death of his father at a luxury hotel in Ireland.

Irish authorities charged Henry McGowan, 30, with the murder of his father, 60-year-old John McGowan, after he was found dead at the 5-star hotel Ballyfin Demesne located in County Laois, Ireland on Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to The Irish Times, BBC and local broadcast station RTÉ News.

John sustained serious injuries following an assault in the leisure center of the hotel and was later pronounced dead, the outlets reported. 

Local police — known as ‘Garda’ in Ireland — told PEOPLE they responded to the hotel at around 8 p.m. on Nov. 12 and found a 60-year-old man “deceased.” They then arrested a 30-year-old man “at a Garda station in the Eastern Region.”

The Garda did not release the names of those involved and said the circumstances surrounding the death are still under investigation. They added that the Garda Technical Bureau and the Office of the State Pathologist were assisting on the case.

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Henry — who has a Brooklyn, New York address — appeared before Ireland’s Portlaoise District Court on Thursday, Nov. 15, where his lawyer, Barry Fitzgerald, told the court that he had significant mental health difficulties, per BBC and The Irish Times. 

Fitzgerald further requested that the man receive a psychiatric assessment while at Cloverhill Prison, where he is being held in custody, which Judge Andrew Cody agreed to. 

The Ireland courts service did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on this case. 

Henry’s next court date is scheduled for Nov. 18.