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Gardaí in Waterford have arrested a man in his 40s following a fatal assault in the city on Christmas Day.
A man in his 20s was discovered with head injuries on Margaret’s Avenue at around 8pm on Christmas Day and was taken to University Hospital Waterford where he died on Wednesday.
A postmortem is being carried out by State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy.
Gardaí arrested a man in this city on Thursday morning. He has been detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Waterford Garda station.
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Gardaí wish to appeal for witnesses that may have been in or around the Margaret’s Avenue area on the evening of Christmas Day to contact Waterford Garda station on 051-305300, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.