Gardaí have arrested seven people today in relation to the death of a 19-year-old man in Inchicore, Dublin, on Saturday night.
David Byrne, who had an address on Davitt Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, was chased by a gang into a quiet cul-de-sac courtyard and stabbed to death.
Four males, aged in the mid to late teens, were arrested this morning in the Drimnagh area of the city. Two are being held under Section 30 of Offences Against the State Act, and the others are being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Later today, gardaí made three further arrests, bringing the total number of people in custody to seven. The latest arrested are all teenagers - two male and one female - and are being held in a number of Dublin Garda stations.
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for anyone with information to contact Kilmainham station on on 01-6667300, the Garda Confidential Line or any Garda station
Mr Byrne was found lying injured at 10.30pm on Saturday in the car park of the Emmet Court flats complex, not far from his home near the Grand Canal on the south side of the city.
A member of the public rang the emergency services and when gardaí arrived they found Mr Byrne had sustained a number of stab wounds to his back and side.
He was still alive when gardaí and paramedics arrived. He was taken by ambulance to St James’s Hospital but efforts to save him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 11.45pm.
Gardaí believe Mr Byrne came out of his home at the Davitt House complex on Davitt Road and was chased by a gang of at least four men across a bridge over the Grand Canal and into the nearby Emmet Court flats.
At least one of the men caught up with Mr Byrne in the cul-de-sac car park and courtyard in Emmet Court and stabbed him several times as his three accomplices kept lookout. The gang then fled on foot.