Hundreds of mourners have attended the removal of slain father-of-two Jason Corbett, whose children were at the centre of a custody battle in the US.

Mr Corbett was found with critical head injuries at his home in North Carolina, on August 2nd last.

His family secured the custody of his Irish-born son and daughter, despite a legal fight from the children's stepmother who has lodged an appeal.

Mayor of the Limerick Metropolitan area, Jerry O'Dea, says its been a nightmare for the Corbett family: