Deceased was ‘a quiet man who wouldn’t hurt a fly’

A man found dead in a Waterford City apartment suffered head injuries in an incident involving at least one other person, gardaí believe.

Joe O’Brien, aged 60, was yesterday described by a neighbour as “a lovely man” who “wouldn’t hurt a fly”.

Two people — a 47-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman — were last night being held by gardaí after being arrested close to the apartment block off William St in Waterford City, where Mr O’Brien died on Monday night.