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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Robbie Kane & John Hand

Man lay dead in Dublin drug den for a week as others came and went before grim discovery

A young man was beaten to death in a “drugs den” flat and his body left decomposing for over a week as others came and went before it was discovered by gardai.

The investigation into the death of Tony Dempsey, 28, was last night upgraded to a murder probe following a post mortem.

A major line of inquiry is that he was targeted in a row over drugs but gardai say they are keeping an open mind.

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