Man charged and to appear in court over fatal assault in Limerick

A MAN has been in charged in connection with the fatal assault of Ger Curtin in Garryowen in Limerick and is due to appear at a special court this Sunday.

A garda spokesperson said they continue to investigate the fatal assault that occurred at a residence in Garryowen in the early hours of Saturday morning.

"The arrested man, aged in his 40s, has since been released from the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has been charged in relation to the incident.

"He is due to appear before a special sitting of Ennis District Court at 5pm this Sunday, November 5," said the garda spokesperson.

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Gardaí in Henry Street are continuing with their appeal to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them.

"Any person who was in the vicinity of Sarsfield Avenue on Saturday morning, November 4, between 4am and 5.15am, and who may have camera footage, including CCTV and dash cam footage, is asked to make this available to investigating gardaí. 

"Gardaí would also like to thank all those people who have come forward and assisted with this investigation thus far and this is greatly appreciated," said a garda spokesperson.

Anyone with information which may assist gardaí is asked to contact Henry Street garda station on 061 212 400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

A post mortem of the deceased, a male in his 40s, has been conducted. The results of which will not be released for operational reasons.