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Case No. 6187Fatal assault · Co. Kerry · 5 Oct 2022

Man in his 40s charged over 2022 fatal assault at Rathass Cemetery, Tralee

A fatal assault took place at Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, Co Kerry, on 5 October 2022, and the victim is not named in the facts. The Garda investigation is ongoing, and a man in his 40s, whose name and nationality are not given, was arrested on Thursday 18 April 2024 and charged as the sixth person charged in connection with the assault. He is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co Kerry. He is due to appear before a special sitting of Listowel District Court at 10:30am on 18 April 2024, and no outcome of that appearance is recorded.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged1 Apr
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A fatal assault occurred in Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, Co Kerry.
  • The suspect is a man in his 40s; his name and nationality are not given.
Where
The fatal assault took place in Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, Co Kerry.
When
The fatal assault took place on 5 October 2022.
Investigation
  • The assault is the subject of an ongoing Garda investigation.
  • Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s on Thursday 18 April 2024.
Charges
The man has been charged in connection with the fatal assault.
In court
He is due to appear before a special sitting of Listowel District Court at 10:30am on 18 April 2024.
Other details
  • He is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co Kerry.
  • He is the sixth person charged in connection with the fatal assault.
  • The garda.ie update is listed as dated 1 April 2024, but its issue date is 18 April 2024.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe fatal assault took place in Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, Co Kerry. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe fatal assault took place on 5 October 2022. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe assault is the subject of an ongoing Garda investigation. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a man in his 40s on Thursday 18 April 2024. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man is due to appear before a special sitting of Listowel District Court on 18 April 2024 at 10:30am. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co Kerry. (garda.ie)
  • otherThis is the sixth person charged in connection with the fatal assault. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Apr2024
    Chargedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Update 15 - Fatal Assault at Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, County Kerry. 5th October 2022.

    Update 15 in the investigation. Arrest on 18 April 2024 of a man in his 40s, who has been charged and is to appear before Listowel District Court that morning. He is the sixth person charged in connection with the assault.

    accused, 40s, male