Attempted murder charge dropped after alleged victim dies of natural causes

The State has withdrawn a charge of attempted murder against a 26-year-old man after it emerged the alleged victim has died.

Dwayne Keane of Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, Co Kildare was charged in November last year at Dublin District Court with the attempted murder of a 42-year-old man at Raheen Drive in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot on November 1, 2016.