Gardaí in Dublin are continuing their investigation into the murder of a pensioner found dead with his throat cut in sheltered accommodation in the south inner city on Monday morning.
Vincent Plunkett was found dead on Monday morning
Vincent Plunkett (80) was found in a pool of blood in the bedroom of his south inner city home and had sustained multiple stab wounds.
Detective believe the victim may have known his assailant.
"There was no sign of forced entry at all in the flat so we'd be fairly confident that the victim knew his killer and let him into the property," a source told today's Irish Times.
Mr Plunkett is thought to have met the man on Sunday evening and to have brought him to his home at Robinson's Court, off Cork Street.
Gardaí have asked anyone who may have information to contact them at Kevin Street Station on 01-6669400.
It emerged yesterday that Mr Plunkett had been convicted of stalking a young couple in 1998, fined IR£300 and given a 3-month suspended sentence.
Mr Plunkett left his home town of Athlone afterr the conviction and had lived at his Cork St address for four years.