Gardaí at the scene on Cork Street last Thursday Leah Farrell

Man (20s) arrested in relation to murder of elderly man in Dublin

The body of the man aged in his 70s was found at a residence at Robinson’s Court off Cork Street in Dublin city centre last week.

A MAN IN his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of an elderly man’s body at a house on Dublin’s Cork Street last week. 

The man, who was arrested this morning, is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

The body of the man aged in his 70s was found at a residence at Robinson’s Court off Cork Street in Dublin city centre last week. 

Sources told The Journal that a preliminary examination of the scene showed that the man was beaten to death with a blunt instrument. 

He suffered severe head and upper body injuries in the attack.

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