Man (20s) charged following fatal assault of man (60s) in Malahide

Gardaí attended house in Gainsborough Lawn on Saturday where man was found unresponsive

Garda forensics officers at the scene in Gainsborough Lawn.  Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Garda forensics officers at the scene in Gainsborough Lawn. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Gardaí investigating a fatal assault in Malahide, Dublin, have charged a man (20s). He is due to appear in court in Dublin at noon.

Gardaí attended a home in the Gainsborough Lawn area of Malahide on Saturday morning where a man, aged in his 60s, was found unresponsive.

He was declared dead at the scene and his body was removed at about 2.30pm.

A man in his late 20s was arrested in connection with the investigation and is being questioned at a Garda station in Dublin. It is understood the two men were known to each other.

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The office of the State Pathologist has been notified, and a postmortem examination will be arranged.

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.