The Offaly Express understands that a man has been arrested after a fatal stabbing incident in rural Co. Offaly on Sunday evening.
Emergency services were called to a house in the Ballyfore area of North Co. Offaly, not far from the town of Edenderry at around 7.50pm on Sunday, November 19.
UPDATE: Teenager arrested after stabbing man to death in Offaly
Gardai called for ambulance assistance after responding to the scene but sources have informed the Offaly Express that the 56-year-old victim was later pronounced dead.
We understand that a juvenile male has been taken into Garda custody in relation to the incident and that the scene is preserved pending forensic investigation.
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