{
  "id": 15934882,
  "title": "‘My mother asked me to let Evan go’: Murder accused was asked to spare brother with special needs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/my-mother-asked-me-to-let-evan-go-murder-accused-was-asked-to-spare",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T18:10:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/21/my-mother-asked-me-to-let-evan-go-murder-accused-was-asked-to-spare-brother-with-special-needs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Robert O’Connor says parents wished to discuss his cocaine use and were not comfortable with it happening in the house",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}