Teenage boy charged in connection with fatal assault in Ongar

Aaron Keating, who was aged in his 40s, died following the incident on Tuesday evening.
Teenage boy charged in connection with fatal assault in Ongar

By David Young, PA

A teenage boy has been charged in connection with the fatal assault of a man in west Dublin.

Aaron Keating, who was aged in his 40s, was assaulted in Ongar on Tuesday evening.

He was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown where he was later pronounced dead.

The boy was due to appear before the Children’s Court in Dublin on Friday.

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