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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17089Fatal assault · Co. Dublin

Two women and one man arrested over fatal assault in Lucan

A man in his 30s was fatally assaulted in an apartment in Lucan, County Dublin, between Saturday, January 6, 2024 and the early hours of Sunday, January 7, 2024. Gardaí found him with serious injuries at about 3am on January 7, and he was later pronounced dead at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. On Thursday, May 30, 2024, gardaí arrested two women in their 40s and a man in his 30s in connection with the fatal assault, and the sources give no names or nationalities for them. As of May 31, 2024, the three suspects were being detained at Garda stations in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and gardaí were continuing to appeal for public information.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested31 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí are investigating the fatal assault of a man in his 30s.
Where
  • The man was found with serious injuries at an apartment in Lucan, County Dublin.
  • The headline describes the residence as near the Kildare-Dublin border, while the article text places it in Lucan, County Dublin.
When
  • The assault is understood to have occurred between Saturday, January 6, 2024 and the early hours of Sunday, January 7, 2024.
  • The man was discovered at about 3am on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Other details
The man was later pronounced dead at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.
Investigation
  • Two women in their 40s and a man in his 30s were arrested on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in connection with the fatal assault.
  • The three suspects are being detained at Garda stations in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
  • The investigation is being run from an Incident Room at Crumlin Garda Station under a Senior Investigating Officer.
  • Gardaí are appealing to the public for information about the incident.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí are investigating a fatal assault on a man in his 30s. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe man was discovered with serious injuries at an apartment in Lucan, County Dublin. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe assault is understood to have occurred between Saturday, January 6, 2024 and the early hours of Sunday, January 7, 2024. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe man was discovered at approximately 3am on Sunday, January 7, 2024. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationTwo women and one man have been arrested in connection with the fatal assault. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationTwo women in their 40s and a man in his 30s were arrested on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe three suspects are being detained at Garda stations in the Dublin region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe investigation is continuing from an Incident Room at Crumlin Garda Station under a Senior Investigating Officer. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to the public for information about the incident. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe man was later pronounced dead at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 31 May2024
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    UPDATE: Two women and one man arrested following fatal assault of a man found at residence near Kildare-Dublin border

    Reports the arrest of two women in their 40s and a man in his 30s on 30 May 2024, the detention of the three suspects under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and the ongoing investigation from Crumlin Garda Station.

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