13/09/2010

Arrests Follow Latest Dublin murder

A total of ten people have been arrested by Gardaí in connection with the shooting dead of a man in Dublin on Sunday night.

Seven men and three women are being held in connection with the incident that saw a man in his 40s being shot a number of times near the Portmarnock Dart Station around 10.30pm.

The police said that shots were fired at the victim hitting him at least once in the head and today, the body remains at the scene as the area is being preserved pending a Garda forensic examination.

The area around the train station and nearby apartment blocks have also been sealed off and a post mortem examination is expected to be carried out later today once the remains are recovered.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact them at Swords on 6664700, the Garda Confidential Line 1-800-666-111 or any Garda Station.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Cork city last night.

The man who was stabbed is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after the attack at an apartment on the northside of Cork city.

The 24-year-old man received wounds to his head, back, chest and legs during the attack, which occurred at Heritage House on Cathedral Road at 9.20pm last night and was rushed to Cork University Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. He is currently in the intensive care unit.

(BMcC/KMcA)

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