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17/02/2012
Two Arrested Over Tallaght Shooting
Two men have been arrested in Tallaght in connection with the murder of Melanie Mc Namara who was shot in Tallaght on February 7.
Gardaí investigating the murder said they arrested two males, in their early 20’s and late teens, on Thursday.
Both men were arrested in Athy Co Kildare following a Garda operation involving Gardaí from Tallaght, The National Bureau Of Criminal Investigation and local Gardaí from Kildare.
The men are detained in Tallaght Garda Station under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The incident occurred at around 10.35pm when the 16-year-old Melanie sustained serious injuries from a firearm discharged from a passing vehicle. The shot hit Melanie as she sat in the passenger seat of a parked car at Brookview Way, Tallaght. She was taken to Tallaght Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
Her body was removed to the mortuary at Tallaght Hospital for a post mortem examination and the State Pathologist has been notified.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station 01 6666000, or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
(DW/GK)
Gardaí investigating the murder said they arrested two males, in their early 20’s and late teens, on Thursday.
Both men were arrested in Athy Co Kildare following a Garda operation involving Gardaí from Tallaght, The National Bureau Of Criminal Investigation and local Gardaí from Kildare.
The men are detained in Tallaght Garda Station under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The incident occurred at around 10.35pm when the 16-year-old Melanie sustained serious injuries from a firearm discharged from a passing vehicle. The shot hit Melanie as she sat in the passenger seat of a parked car at Brookview Way, Tallaght. She was taken to Tallaght Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
Her body was removed to the mortuary at Tallaght Hospital for a post mortem examination and the State Pathologist has been notified.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station 01 6666000, or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
(DW/GK)
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