Man in his late teens arrested over fatal assault in north Dublin

The arrest

Gardaí arrested an adult man in his late teens on Thursday, 5 November, in connection with a fatal assault in north Dublin. He is being held at a garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. The Irish Times reported that he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. The arrest concerns the death of a 38-year-old man originally from Limerick, who died after an assault in October. Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.

The night of 18 October

In the early hours of 18 October, a man was found with serious injuries on a footpath in Dublin 7 after members of the public alerted gardaí. One report places the footpath at Blackhorse Place, while the other places it at an apartment block on Blackhorse Avenue. He was taken to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Motive and investigation

Garda sources said in October that they believed the victim was killed as a result of a bitter personal dispute that had worsened. These sources are the only account of a motive in the reports, so it remains unconfirmed. Gardaí said investigations were ongoing when the arrest was announced. The arrested man remains in custody at a garda station, and the reports do not mention any charge.