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26th Jan 2020

Woman arrested after man is stabbed to death in Wexford

Paul Moore

Fatal road crash Dublin October 2021

The 33-year-old man was found in the front garden of the home with apparent stab wounds.

A woman has been arrested following the death of a man in a fatal assault in Wexford that occurred in the early hours of this morning.

Gardai received reports of an incident at a house in Ramsgate Village, Gorey shortly before 2am and they’re “investigating all of the circumstances” surrounding the discovery.

On arrival, the 33-year-old man was found in the front garden of the home with apparent stab wounds. He was treated by gardai and emergency services, but was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

The body of the man remains at the scene and the services of the state pathologist and the Garda Technical Bureau have been requested.

A woman in her 30s has since been arrested in relation to the incident and is currently detained at Gorey Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

An incident room has been established at Gorey Garda Station and investigators have held an initial case conference.

Investigating gardai are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them at Gorey Garda Station 053-9430690 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

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