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Man charged over St Stephen's Day murder

32-year-old Wayne Kennedy appeared at Bray District Court this morning.

A 32-year-old man has appeared before Bray District Court this morning charged with the murder of David Spain in Shankill on St Stephen’s Day.

RTÉ News reports that Wayne Kennedy, with an address at Rathsallagh Park, Shankill, was also charged with assault causing harm to a second man.

The two 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.

Kennedy was remanded in custody to appear again before Cloverhill District Court on Friday.

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

Related: Man dead and another seriously injured after early morning stabbing in Shankill

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