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29/11/2007
Limerick Stabbing Victim Dies
A man has been held by Gardaí in Limerick shortly after a fatal stabbing attack in the town in the early hours of Thursday morning.
They arrested a 25-year-old man following the killing.
The 45-year-old victim was found with serious stab wounds at a house on Lenihan Avenue in Prospect at around 2am.
He was rushed to Limerick Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A formal murder investigation has been launched and the house has been sealed off for technical examination. A post mortem will also be carried out later today.
(BMcC)
They arrested a 25-year-old man following the killing.
The 45-year-old victim was found with serious stab wounds at a house on Lenihan Avenue in Prospect at around 2am.
He was rushed to Limerick Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A formal murder investigation has been launched and the house has been sealed off for technical examination. A post mortem will also be carried out later today.
(BMcC)
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