25/02/2010

Arrests Follow Fetherson Murder

A total of four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Kenneth Fetherston whose body was discovered in the Dublin mountains at the beginning of February.

Gardai investigating the murder said they had arrested four people including a man aged 48, who was arrested in Rathfarnham, County Dublin and a woman, aged 47, who was arrested in Gorey, County Wexford last night.

They are both being detained in Tallaght Garda Station under the Criminal Justice Act.

Two further arrests were made this morning in Dublin. The two men in their 20s are also being detained under the Criminal Justice Act. One man aged 29 is detained at Tallaght Garda Station, and the other ages 23 is detained at Rathfarnham Garda Station.

(DW/BMcc)


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