Gardaí have begun an investigation following the death of a father of four in an assault inDoneraile, Co Cork in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It is understood that the deceased, who is in his mid 40s and from the area, was fatally assaulted on the street following an earlier altercation in a pub in the village around 2am.
The alarm was raised by a witness and the emergency services were quick to arrive. They worked to try to stabilise the injured party but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gardaí cordoned off the area at Rockview Terrace and the man’s body was still at the scene later on Sunday morning pending a forensic examination by garda technical experts from Dublin.
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Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster is expected to carry a preliminary examination at the scene later.
Detectives have started canvassing the area for CCTV footage and have begun door-to-door inquiries to see whether anyone witnessed either the assault on the street or the earlier row in the pub.
A senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation and a family liaison officer has also been assigned to provide support to the deceased’s family.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact them and are seeking any available camera footage, including dashcam recordings, from anyone in Doneraile between 12am to 2am.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Mallow Garda station on 022 31 450 where an incident room has been set up, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
