15/10/2012

Two Arrested Following Fatal Weekend Stabbing

Two men have been arrested as part of a gardaí investigating into a fatal stabbing in an apartment in Cavan town on Saturday night.

A Romanian man was stabbed to death at a property in Cavan after a number of uninvited men barged their way in, in what sources described as a “house invasion”.

The victim was stabbed during a row and died at the scene. He had arrived in Ireland only at the end of last week.

The incident occurred at a rented apartment at Connolly Court, Connolly Street, Cavan, just after 11pm on Saturday.

The man’s partner was with him and is believed to have witnessed the killing. She is a Romanian national.

One man in his 40s was arrested yesterday afternoon and second man in his 30s was arrested last night.

Both men are being held under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Cavan Garda station.

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