Father of one fatally stabbed in Cork City named locally as man, 40s, arrested

Oleksandr Zhyvytskyi, who was in his early 30s, was attacked on a street just metres from his home near the city centre

Oleksandr Zhyvytskyi, who was in his early 30s, was attacked just metres from his home in the Camden Court apartments on Carroll’s Quay, Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a father-of-one who was fatally stabbed as he walked home to his family after 7pm on Monday.

Oleksandr Zhyvytskyi, who was in his early 30s, was attacked just metres from his home in Camden Court on Carroll's Quay in the Lower John St, Knapp's Square, Devonshire St area of Cork city.