Grief-stricken family of the rich financier who was allegedly killed by his mentally in poor health son at a swanky Irish resort stated the household patriarch was dedicated to supporting his troubled baby.
John McGowan, 66, of New Canaan, Conn., was discovered unresponsive Tuesday night time in a leisure space of Ballyfin Demesne, an unique luxurious lodge in Ballyfin, County Laois, in accordance with police.
His son, Henry, 30, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged in connection to his dying, which police confer with as a “deadly assault,” British and Irish retailers reported.
“He did every little thing inside his energy to deliver his son Henry, who suffers from a extreme psychological sickness, the assistance he so desperately wants,” the heartbroken household stated in an announcement to the New York Instances.
“The household requests privateness at this tough time and won’t be commenting additional.”
Involved for his disturbed son, McGowan left his multimillion-dollar residence for Eire on Monday after studying his inheritor was touring via Europe on an aimless journey, sources advised The Publish.
McGowan, a accomplice at an funding agency in New York, was antsy to come back to his son’s assist — one thing he had accomplished earlier than — understanding simply how severe his situation was.
Henry was identified in January 2022 with bipolar dysfunction after struggling a manic episode that left him hospitalized, he wrote on a New York York Metropolis Marathon fundraising web page for the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Well being.
The caring father arrived in Eire Tuesday and checked into the ritzy resort, simply hours earlier than his dying, sources stated.
McGowan was later pronounced lifeless after police discovered his lifeless physique contained in the lodge — which caters to celebrities and sits on 614 lush acres and options simply 20 rooms starting from almost $800 to $1,977 per night time, in accordance with TripAdvisor.
Henry — who lives in a two-bedroom house in Brooklyn Heights — appeared in Portlaoise District Court docket Thursday morning and was remanded to Cloverhill Jail, the BBC reported.
His protection lawyer, Barry Fitzgerland, advised the courtroom that his shopper suffers from vital psychological well being points and requested that he obtain a psychiatric evaluation in jail, in accordance with the BBC.
The incident stays underneath investigation, police stated.
Henry is due again in courtroom on Nov. 18.
