15/02/2019

Man Arrested Amid Fatal Assault Probe In Kerry

A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal assault in Killorglin, County Kerry, over the weekend.

32-year-old Stephen O'Connor was critically injured during an incident outside a fast-food restaurant on Sunday 10 February.

He later died at Cork University Hospital.

Gardaí arrested a man in his 20's on Thursday in connection with the incident.

A post-mortem was carried out on the victim, but details of the results have not yet been released.



(JG)

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