€21k raised for family of Japanese man murdered in Dundalk

A fund set up to repatriate the remains of a Japanese man who was killed in Dundalk in January has raised more than 10 times the initial amount targeted.

The GoFundMe page was set up to help cover the costs of repatriating the remains of Yosuke Sasaki, 24, who was living and working in Dundalk.

Confirmation that the fund was now closed was made on Facebook by former councillor Ollie Morgan of Dundalk. He said: “A fantastic total of €21,390 of a €2,000 goal has been achieved to help the Sasaki family with the repatriation of Yosuke’s body back to Japan”.