Third person arrested in connection with Dublin body find

Gardaí investigating the death of a man in Dublin have arrested a third person today.

The remains of the man believed to be in his 50s was found in an apartment on Prussia Street yesterday evening, after gardaí were called to the premises.

A post mortem is being carried out on the body today to establish exactly how he died, but it is believed that he had been stabbed.

Yesterday gardaí arrested a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s in connection with the investigation.

This afternoon, investigating officers arrested a third person, a man in his 30s, in connection with the incident.

All three are being questioned under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be held for up to 24 hours.