Dublin stabbing death leads to full-scale murder investigation

GARDAÍ have launched a full-scale murder investigation into the death of a Croatian national in Dublin after postmortem results indicated the victim had died from stab wounds.

Detectives from Donnybrook garda station yesterday confirmed they were now seeking to establish the last known movements of Croat Eldin Palangic, after the discovery of his body in a flat in Ballsbridge on Tuesday afternoon.

The victim’s naked body was found in the bedroom of his apartment in a building on Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.