Man (40s) dies after stabbing incident in Enniscorthy

A antheral has died pursuing a stabbing incidental successful Enniscorthy, Co Wexford connected Thursday night.

The fatal battle occurred soon aft 8pm successful the Westbury Woods area.

Emergency services and gardaí were called to the spot wherever a man, believed to beryllium successful his 40s and primitively from Poland, was recovered with a weapon wound. He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

A man, aged successful his 20s, who was successful the location astatine the clip and was arrested and taken to Enniscorthy Garda presumption for questioning nether the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

“A afloat probe is presently being conducted astatine Enniscorthy Garda presumption nether the absorption of a Senior Investigating Officer. A Family Liaison Officer has been appointed and volition support the household informed of this investigation,” a Garda spokesperson said successful a statement.

The man’s assemblage remains astatine the country pending the accomplishment of a pathologist. A postmortem introspection is expected to beryllium carried retired astatine University Hospital Waterford aboriginal and the findings volition find the absorption of the investigation.

Garda Technical Bureau members volition transportation retired a forensic introspection of the country connected Friday.

Anyone with accusation astir the incidental is asked to interaction Enniscorthy Garda presumption connected (053) 9242580, the Garda Confidential Line connected 1800 666 111, oregon immoderate garda station.