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Man Charged in Fatal Cappagh, Dungarvan Assault

Gardaí are probing whether a property dispute was a factor.

Overview

  • The man in his 40s who was arrested at the scene has been charged and is due to appear at Carrick-on-Suir District Court.
  • Emergency crews found a man in his 70s with severe injuries outside a home in Cappagh, Dungarvan, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Gardaí, Ireland’s national police, said the suspect was known to the deceased.
  • Investigators preserved the residence for forensic work, appointed a Senior Investigating Officer, and opened an incident room at Dungarvan Garda Station.
  • The coroner and the State Pathologist were notified and the body was taken to University Hospital Waterford for a post-mortem, with the victim named locally as John Cashman.