Gardaí quiz man in death inquiry

GARDAÍ last night were granted an extension of detention time while they continued to quiz a 27-year-old man in relation to the death of a man in Wexford town in the early hours of Monday morning.

A Garda spokesman said: “We’ve been granted a 12-hour extension, in order to progress our investigation. We are also awaiting a report from the State pathologist arising out of the post-mortem examination.”

The Dublin-born 48-year-old man, living in Wexford for a short period, was found dead at about 1.30am at the foot of a staircase leading to an apartment. He had resided over a business premises on Selskar Street. On visiting the scene with other emergency services, gardaí arrested a man.