TheJournal.ie uses cookies. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Click here to find out more »
Dublin: 5 °C Friday 24 May, 2013

Man still in custody over fatal Dublin stabbing

Gardaí will have to charge or release the suspect by tonight.

The crime scene yesterday
The crime scene yesterday
Image: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

A MAN IN his 30s remains in custody at Blanchardstown Garda Station, being questioned in relation to the murder of a woman in west Dublin on Friday.

Anne Finnegan, a 25-year-old mother of two, was stabbed in her Allendale Glen home before being dropped to the doors of James Connolly Memorial Hospital’s emergency department on Friday night. She died later from the injuries sustained in the vicious attack.

Her brother, named locally as Karl Finnegan, was also injured in the assault and he remains in hospital.

Gardaí confirmed that the man currently detained is from Eastern Europe and known to the family. He must be charged or released by tonight. It is understood that the suspect made the emergency call to Gardaí just before 9pm on Friday. When they arrived on scene, they discovered Karl Finnegan but the female victim had already been taken in a white Ford Focus car to hospital.

Her two children were in the house at the time of the murder but escaped unscathed.

More: Man arrested in connection with Clonsilla stabbing>

Read next:

Comments (2 Comments)

  • Tragic story for the whole family.

    Reply
  • I think we need to revisit this entire area in our criminal justice system as the use of knives in ending life has to be one of the foulest forms of killing as it brings the antagonist and the victim face to face.
    Murder should be redefined and those found guilty of using knives should receive minimum tariffs which a judge cannot alter.
    People found to be carrying knives on their person should receive a minimum sentence of five years for a first offence.

    Reply

Add New Comment