Gardaí are investigating the killing of a man in his 40s in Dublin after they discovered the victim dead at a house in Lucan early on Monday morning.
The dead man had sustained a number of injuries in an apparent assault.
Another man, in his 20s, who was at the address when gardaí arrived, has been arrested and is being held for questioning.
It is understood the dead man originally comes from eastern Europe. He was known to the man who is being questioned. The semi-detached property where the fatal attack occurred is rented.
The alarm was raised just after 8am when gardaí received a call that there had been a disturbance at the property, on a residential estate.
The victim’s remains were removed from the property early on Monday afternoon and a postmortem was due to take place on Tuesday. Garda forensics experts removed items in evidence bags from the property through Monday as they were taken away for examination.
When gardaí arrived the victim was discovered and though paramedics were also dispatched, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“One male, aged in his 20s has been arrested and is currently detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in west Dublin,” Garda Headquarters said.
The body was removed to the Dublin City Mortuary. Gardaí said a postmortem examination would take place in due course. The scene remained preserved.
The dead man had sustained injuries, and gardaí believe his death was brought about as a result of being attacked, and all the resources of a homicide inquiry have been committed to the case.
The property has been sealed off as a crime scene and the Garda Technical Bureau was due to carry out an examination through Monday.
The killing is being investigated by gardaí based in Lucan station, with a senior investigating officer appointed to lead the inquiry. A family liaison officer is also being appointed to support the deceased’s family.
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