A memorial to the late Joseph Deacy was vandalised during the week, just days after the one-year anniversary of his death.
21-year-old Deacy, pictured above right, suffered severe head injuries and died in Beaumont Hospital in County Dublin on Sunday, 13 August.
He was visiting friends and family in Kiltimagh, County Mayo last year on a two-week holiday.
Deacy returned to the house he was staying at in Gortnasillagh before his body was found in the driveway of the house at 6.45am on the morning of Saturday 12 August.
An arrest was made earlier this summer. A man in his 20s was later released without charge.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a memorial to Deacy on the N5 outside Bohola in County Mayo appeared to have been vandalised, with wreaths and flowers laid in Deacy’s memory removed and scattered.
Pictures before and after the incident were posted on Twitter by Midwest Radio on Friday morning:
The disgraceful images of the wreaths and flowers commemorating the late Joe Deacy, laid on the anniversary of his death last weekend, that were vandalised late on Wednesday night/early Thursday morning along the N5. https://t.co/HnKqp5eFMh pic.twitter.com/EgqaeGr1vZ
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) August 17, 2018
According to Midwest Radio, Gardaí are appealing to the public for information.
Anyone with information relating to the vandalism incident can contact Claremorris Garda Station on 01 949372080.
Deacy’s case was featured on RTÉ’s Crimecall in January of this year:
Clip via RTÉ
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