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Stabbing

Man in court over St Stephen's Day stabbing in Shankill

The accused is expected at a sitting of Bray District Court, gardaí said tonight.

A MAN IN his 30s is to appear in court tomorrow morning, charged with the fatal stabbing of David Spain in Dublin on St Stephen’s Day.

The accused is expected at a sitting of Bray District Court, gardaí said tonight.

A second victim, named locally as Seán Turner, is recovering in hospital.

Both men were found injured on a road in the Rathsallagh Park estate in the early hours of Thursday morning. They had both attended a Christmas party where an altercation was said to have spilled out onto the street.

The deceased was 26-years-old and had recently arrived home from Australia.

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