GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a 42-year-old father of three in Co Cork have contacted police in Britain after receiving information that a man they wish to interview has gone to stay with relatives there.
Officers investigating the death of Don Geasley in Macroom on Wednesday night/Thursday morning wish to speak to a 30-year-old man from Macroom who has travelled to stay with relatives on Merseyside.
Gardaí, who have described the man as “a person of interest”, believe he may be able assist them in relation to what happened Mr Geasley, whose body was found with serious injuries at his home in Masseytown, Macroom, on Thursday morning.
A postmortem confirmed he had been the victim of a violent assault, but results of toxicology tests may confirm the exact cause of death.
Meanwhile, investigating officers have been piecing together Mr Geasley’s movements in the hours leading up to his death and it is understood they have established that he spent the day visiting his parents in Cork city. It is also understood the victim brought some washing to his family home on Commons Road in Cork city, and he later caught a bus back to Macroom at about 6.30pm.
Gardaí have established that he later went drinking with four men around the Mart area of the town.
Officers believe Mr Geasley returned to his home in Masseytown later on Wednesday night and it was there he was assaulted. His body was discovered the next morning by his landlord.
Garda technical experts spent the weekend carrying out a forensic examination of the house, which Mr Geasley had rented for the past 18 months or so following his return from Britain after he separated from his wife and three children. It is understood the victim was frequently visited by people who used to have drinks parties in his house and gardaí were trying to eliminate some of these men from their inquiries.
Meanwhile, officers are to prepare a file for the DPP after releasing without charge a man arrested on Thursday night for questioning about the alleged impeding of the investigation into Mr Geasley’s death.
The man was arrested in a housing estate in Macroom and questioned about interfering with witnesses before being released on Friday afternoon.
Anyone who can assist the investigation into Mr Geasley’s death is asked to contact the incident room on 026-20590 in confidence.