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28/09/2007
Murder Investigation Launched Into Clontarf Man's Death
Gardaí have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in an apartment in Clontarf in Dublin on Wednesday.
The body of 50-year-old Finbar Dennehy was found in the Merchamp apartment complex on Seafield Road East on Wednesday.
It is understood that a friend of the dead man found the body covered and lying on a couch. It has also been revealed that his hands had been bound and a bag was tied over his head.
A post-mortem revealed that he had been violently assaulted and stabbed.
Mr Dennehy was a single man who had lived alone in the apartment complex for 20 years.
Gardaí are studying CCTV footage from the apartment building and conducting door-to-door enquiries. They have also urged anyone who was around the Merchamp apartment complex to contact them.
(KMcA)
The body of 50-year-old Finbar Dennehy was found in the Merchamp apartment complex on Seafield Road East on Wednesday.
It is understood that a friend of the dead man found the body covered and lying on a couch. It has also been revealed that his hands had been bound and a bag was tied over his head.
A post-mortem revealed that he had been violently assaulted and stabbed.
Mr Dennehy was a single man who had lived alone in the apartment complex for 20 years.
Gardaí are studying CCTV footage from the apartment building and conducting door-to-door enquiries. They have also urged anyone who was around the Merchamp apartment complex to contact them.
(KMcA)
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