Woman arrested over fatal Kilkenny stabbing

Gardaí are tonight continuing to question a woman (18) who was arrested in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man at a house…

Gardaí are tonight continuing to question a woman (18) who was arrested in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man at a house party in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny.

The man (22), who was from the area, was discovered after emergency services were called to the house at around 4am. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gardaí arrested the woman at the house and took her to  Killkenny Garda station where she is being questioned under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

The house was sealed off by the Garda Technical Bureau and the Deputy State Pathologist Michael Curtis carried out an initial examination before the victim’s body was taken away.