An inquest into the death of Mark Hennessy has been adjourned following a request from the Garda Ombudsman Commission.

Hennessy - who abducted and murdered 24-year-old Jastine Valdez last May - was shot dead with a Garda firearm following a major manhunt.

He'd been tracked down to a carpark in the Cherrywood Business Park in South Dublin.

Following the incident, an officer was placed under criminal investigation by GSOC, under section 91 of the Garda Siochána Act.

A GSOC spokesperson says the investigation is ongoing.