Man charged in connection to Waterford stabbing

A man was this evening charged in connection with a stabbing incident in Waterford last night in which a 21-year-old died

A man was this evening charged in connection with a stabbing incident in Waterford last night in which a 21-year-old died. The 20-year-old man appeared before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court.

Mr John Paul Ryan, from the St John’s Park area of the city died after a row in which he received at least one stab wound. The attack happened at around 11.30 p.m. last night.

A post mortem examination on his body was carried out this afternoon by the State Pathologist, Dr John Harbison. The results of the post mortem have not yet been released.

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins a contributor to The Irish Times based in Sydney