Ireland

Man released following arrest over fatal Tallaght stabbing

Gardaí to prepare file for DPP over death of Graham McKeever on Saturday morning

The scene at Deerpark Avenue in Tallaght where a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed. Photograph: Mark Hilliard/The Irish Times
The scene at Deerpark Avenue in Tallaght where a man in his 30s was fatally stabbed. Photograph: Mark Hilliard/The Irish Times
Wed Feb 22 2017 - 09:01

Gardaí have released a man who was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Tallaght on Saturday.

The man, aged in his early 40s, was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Graham McKeever (32) died after being stabbed at his home in Deerpark Avenue in the early hours of Saturday morning.

His body was taken to Dublin City Morgue in Whitehall where a postmortem was carried out. The scene was preserved and a full technical examination took place.