Witnesses may shed light on fatal Donaghmede stabbing

Gardaí wait to speak to 'person of interest' and member of staff at Tusla emergency home after 17-year-old was violently killed

The remains of the deceased teenager are removed from the apartment in the Grattan Wood complex in Donaghmede, Dublin, on Wednesday afternoon. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Gardaí investigating a fatal stabbing of a boy at an emergency residential home for juveniles in Dublin are hoping eyewitness to the incident can shed light on what happened.

The deceased is understood to be 17 years old. He suffered very severe injuries and, despite paramedics fighting to save his life, he died at the scene.