Gardaí have renewed their appeal to the public for information.
It has been confirmed that a man who died in Dublin at the weekend passed away from injuries he sustained during an assault.
At around 2.50am on Saturday (22 October), Gardaí received reports of a male with unexplained injuries on the Old Navan Road in Mulhuddart, Dublin 15.
The man in his early 60s was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown where he was later pronounced dead.
In an update on Monday (24 October), a Garda spokesperson confirmed that a post-mortem examination was conducted on Saturday evening at Dublin City Mortuary.
While the results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational reasons, Gardaí confirmed the man died “as a result of injuries sustained during an assault”.
An incident room has been established at Blanchardstown Garda Station and the investigation into the death is being carried out under the direction of a Senior Investigating Officer.
A Family Liaison Officer has been appointed and continues to keep the family of the man informed of the probe.
Gardaí are appealing to any person who was in the vicinity of Blanchardstown Road North, the Old Navan Road, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and surrounding areas between 12 am and 3 am on Saturday, 22nd October and observed any activity which drew their attention to come forward.
Any road users, particularly taxi drivers, or pedestrians who were travelling in these areas at these times and may have camera footage, including dashcam footage, are asked to make this footage available to An Garda Síochána.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Blanchardstown Garda Station on 01 666 7000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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