Man arrested over Swords stabbing

A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man in Swords at the weekend.

A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man in Swords at the weekend.

The man was arrested at 4pm yesterday afternoon and is the fourth person to be arrested over the incident.

At 12:30 this morning gardaí released another man arrested over the incident and a file has been sent to the DPP. Two other men remain in garda custody.

The victim, a Latvian national, was attacked in the Oaklands Avenue area of Swords at around 3.10am on Sunday morning.

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