04/06/2009

Hunt For Killers Of Galway Man Launched

A detailed description of the killer of Galway man Kieran Cunningham who died on Wedensday has been released by Gardaí.

The 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in what is believed to have been an unprovoked attack in the early hours of Wednesday night.

Kieran Cunningham, from Slieve Finn in Co Galway, died from stab wounds he received minutes after leaving a nightclub in the city centre.

Gardai investigating the murder are seeking the public's assistance in identifying two people who may be in a position to help them in their enquiries.

The first is a male is in his mid twenties, approximately six foot in height with dark coloured, tightly cut hair.

He is wearing a blue coloured t-shirt with the logo "SAO PAOLO 09" and stonewashed denim jeans.

The t-shirt has a white rim on the neck and sleeves.

He was accompanied by a female who was approximately 5' 6" tall with dark hair tied back and wearing a purple coloured top and black trousers with a 3/4 length leg.

She was carrying a shoulder bag described as being black in colour over her right shoulder, hanging on the left side of her body.

Again the Gardai are appealing to the public for their assistance in identifying this man and woman and are requesting that they contact the incident room at Galway Garda Station at 091 538000 or the Garda confidential line 1800 666 111.

(DW/BMcC)

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