Terrified senior citizens living in a gated Dublin apartment complex have said they’re “so afraid” after a man was stabbed to death in one of the flats in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The victim who was named locally as David Ennis and in his late 30s was stabbed to death in Ballyfermot in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A woman, who is in her 40s, who was arrested in relation to the stabbing and was being quizzed at Clondalkin Garda Station last night under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
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The horror incident took place in Claddagh Court in Ballyfermot which is a gated community for senior citizens.
The Irish Mirror understands the pensioner who owns the property was in the apartment at the time of the stabbing.
Gardai and emergency services raced to the scene shortly after 2:30 am on Tuesday night. Paramedics treated the victim at the scene but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
His body was removed shortly before 11:30 am yesterday after gardai from the Technical Bureau carried out an examination of the scene.
Locals said drug users were regularly spotted in the complex.
