Body removed from Malahide scene while man held in custody

By Cillian Sherlock, PA

The body of a man in his 60s has been removed from a home in Dublin after a suspected fatal assault.

Another man, aged in his late 20s, was arrested by gardaí investigating the incident on Gainsborough Lawn in Malahide on Saturday.

The older man was declared dead at the scene, after being found unresponsive by responding gardai.

His body was removed from the scene at approximately 2.30pm.

The arrested man was being detained at a Garda station in Dublin.

The office of the State Pathologist has been notified, and a postmortem examination was planned.

The Garda Technical Bureau initiated an examination of the scene on Saturday morning.

A senior investigating officer is leading the inquiry and an incident room has been established at Malahide Garda Station.

A liaison officer has been assigned to support the family of the dead man.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward, particularly those who were in the area of Gainsborough Lawn, Malahide, Co Dublin, between 8am and 8.45am on Saturday.