19/03/2009

Man And Woman Questioned Over Gangland Murder

Detectives were continuing to question a man and a woman on Thursday after further raids following Dublin's latest gangland murder.

The 33-year-old man and 35-year-old woman were arrested yesterday evening over the shooting dead of Shay O'Byrne near his home last Friday night.

The pair are being questioned at Terenure and Tallaght garda stations.

A 31-year-old man who was arrested on St Patrick's Day also remains in custody in Tallaght Garda Station.

Seven people have now been arrested over the murder, which has been linked to a feud between rival crime gangs in the Crumlin and Drimnagh areas of south Dublin.

(DW/BMcC)


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