Overview
- Emergency services were called shortly after 4am to a property in Hollyhill where the victim was found with a stab wound to the chest.
- The man was taken to Cork University Hospital and died a short time later despite efforts to save him.
- Gardaí arrested a man in his 50s at the scene and detained him under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act for questioning at a Cork garda station.
- Investigators sealed the property and launched forensic examinations, door-to-door inquiries, and reviews of CCTV and potential dash-cam footage.
- A senior investigating officer has been appointed, and Gardaí are liaising with the deceased's family as locals report shock at the incident.