Crime & Law

Death of man found in Ballymun a ‘personal tragedy’

The body was found in a container on Balbutcher Lane on Monday morning

Gardaí pictured at the scene where a body was found in the Balbutcher Lane area of Ballymun on Monday. Photograph: Collins
Gardaí pictured at the scene where a body was found in the Balbutcher Lane area of Ballymun on Monday. Photograph: Collins
Conor Gallagher
Mon Nov 25 2019 - 18:36

Gardaí are treating the death of a man whose body was found in a container in Ballymun, Dublin as a "personal tragedy".

The remains of the man in his 40s have  been taken to the Dublin City Morgue where a postmortem examination will be carried out on Tuesday.

The body was found in a container on Balbutcher Lane in Ballymun at about 10.50am on Monday.

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a body in the Balbutcher Lane area of Ballymun. Photograph: Collins
Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a body in the Balbutcher Lane area of Ballymun. Photograph: Collins
Garda forensic experts at the scene in Ballymun where the body was found. Photograph: Collins
Garda forensic experts at the scene in Ballymun where the body was found. Photograph: Collins

In a statement the Garda Press Office said: "Pending the outcome of the postmortem, An Garda Síochána are treating this case as a personal tragedy at this time. "

Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher is Crime and Security Correspondent of The Irish Times