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Updated: 5.10pm
GARDAÍ IN NORTH Dublin have launched a murder investigation after the discovery of the body of a man this morning.
Officers believe that the man was stabbed to death and his body dumped on the Ballyboughal to Oldtown road (R129), about a kilometre outside Ballyboughal at around 10.40am.
Balbriggan Superintendent Noel Carolan said an incident like this is “extremely rare” for the area and urged anyone who has been in the locality over the last week to get in touch with gardaí.
A post-mortem is being carried out on the man but gardaí believe he died as a result of multiple stab wounds. The process of identifying the man has started but gardaí think he is not Irish.
Carolan said that gardaí believe the man was killed elsewhere before his body was left in a ditch. However, he stressed that officers are at the very early stages of the investigation.
The scene has been preserved for technical examination, and the State pathologist has been informed.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have any information to contact Balbriggan Garda Station on 01 8020510, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
With reporting by Garreth MacNamee
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I remember a time when murders, rape, robbing was unheard, now its every day event in the news. You knew yr neighbours, left yr front door unlocked. Now its locks,alarms and big dogs. Society accepts this behaviour as part of norm now .Why? Maybe its because we have a legal system thats favours criminals (sur god luv us they had a bad time growing up) and the sentence is not appropriate to fit the crime. File sent to DPP. Bring in remand if enough evidence is there.
@Dave barrett: How old are you that you magically lived in a different world? None of it is new if anything it was just hidden. Just because you didn’t know it was happening didn’t mean the children weren’t being raped by priests. The fact people didn’t know gave them a false sense of security.
@Kal Ipers: to be fair, his comment didn’t refer to priests or their “hidden” crimes, more a commentary on the vastly increased occurrence of violent and serious crime in society in general over the years. I think he’s right..
@Daffy the Bear: Kind of missing the point there. This was happening at the same time he thought everything was nice. There were also murders and rapes going on. In the past depending on who you were things were much worse. We now have the right to contraception, homosexuality is accepted, rape by a spouse is recognised etc… So the good old days had a massive price
@Kal Ipers: Exactly this was always happening however the only difference today is that due to technology and social media it is much more wildly reported. My parents still live in the house I grew up in and the area is no different today than it was twenty years ago.
@Dave barrett: total nonsense. The murder rate in ireland was a 21 year low in 2016, that’s a simple fact.
Murders are more publicised now and also there is more of a gangland element, where murderers kill other murderers.
There are about 60 homicides per year, roughly divided between gangland, domestic and hit and run.
Your chance of being murdered in ireland is no greater than it ever was.
@Kal Ipers: I believe it may have been you who missed the point..
@Paddy Downey: Who compiles the statistics?
@Dave Doyle: I know yeh. it’s all a conspiracy. Careful of that tinfoil hat.
@Gerry McCarthy: you saying people got murdered and we didn’t know back in the day cause we didn’t have Facebook lol thx for the laugh
@Dave barrett: unheard of doesn’t mean it wasn’t happening
@Kal Ipers: I’m fifty two and I too remember the days of leaving the front door wide open never mind unlocked. But you only remember priests for doing bad things. Your very sad
@Paddy Downey: Compared to my youth it’s bloody awful with murders. But in fact there should be none. We have far too many because of our lenient sentences
@Funfair: I’m not talking about murders smart arse. I’m talking about all crime such as Burglary, theft, criminal damage, robberies and assaults. I’m sure murders were always widely reported. The fact is technology has put breaking news at our fingertips whereas years ago this wasn’t the case!
Murders, drugs, organised crime – with awful healthcare, utilitires and transport systems. What a country we’ve become!?
@Fank Pulman: we don’t know if foul play was involved
@Fank Pulman: ah stop whining ffs.
@Adrienne Lyons: it is extremely rare that someone would be stabbed multiple times accidentally,it’s even more rare that someone would stab themselves to death multiple times.
@Adrienne Lyons: he was stabbed numerous times. In my book that’s pretty foul.
@Adrienne Lyons: He fell on the knife several times,then threw himself in a ditch.
@Paul Freeman: Lol Paul. Sad but your comment is really funny.
Welcome to Damascus, Syria. I mean Dublin Ireland.
Rest in peace
Some poor family out there getting bad news. Rip young man
I know the Journal just cut and paste from other news sources so maybe I should be posting this on an RTE forum but is it really necessary to report in every murder case that “The scene has been preserved for technical examination, and the State pathologist has been informed”?
@David Wright: it’s the same with “a file is being prepared for the DPP” what does that even mean.
Today I heard on the radio someone was released without charge but a file was being prepared.. so how does that work. Was a crime committed or not..
Should they point out if they ever don’t prepare a file?
@Tom: not enough evidence to charge, get second opinion from DPP. yes they should point it out because it means, no evidence at all, they know a charge can’t be brought at that time or have the wrong man, eliminated from enquiries. free to go unless some evidence emerges, then they are rearrested. if prosecuted on weak evidence and they get off after jury reaches verdict, they can’t be tried again. in america it’s called double jeopardy. the defendent can be tried again if it’s a hung jury, jury can’t decide, then they will be re-arraigned
@david dunne: absolute utter and absolute tripe.
And “The Gardaí are appealing for witnesses”
40 stab wounds sounds personal someone close to him I’d imagine. Tragic News for the family RIP
Its just organized killing each other. I say more of it please.
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