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AN Ennisman was yesterday charged in connection with the death of a 50- year-old man whose body was found in what gardai described as “compli- cated circumstances” at his Dublin home last week.
Michael Downes (41), originally of Marian Avenue in Ennis, but stated in court to be of no fixed abode, was charged at Dublin District Court with assault causing serious harm to Finbar Dennehy.
Mr Dennehy is believed to have been dead for days before his body was discovered at the Merchamp apartment complex on _ Seafield Road East in Clontarf, north Dub- lin on Wednesday last. He had been stabbed.
Clontarf Garda Sergeant Paul Slat- tery told Judge Hugh O’Donnell that Downes, who was dressed in a grey tracksuit and trainers, had nothing to say when charged.
Downes was arrested at Clontarf GP TKer role 16 Coys mel ms Weer Tee MA oko KOEhYy and charged at 1.05pm.
He was originally arrested in Dub- lin city centre at 8pm on Saturday and was taken in for questioning.
No bail application was made and Judge O’Donnell remanded Downes in custody.
Downes will appear before Clover- hill District Court next Monday, Oc- tober 8, at 10.30am.
Mr Dennehy, who retired from the Cadbury factory in Coolock last year, was found lying on a couch in the sitting room of his apartment. His hands had been tied and there was a plastic bag over his head.
Post mortem examinations showed that Mr Dennehy, a bachelor who lived alone, died from a single stab wound to the stomach.
It is believed he was last seen alive the previous Saturday night or Sun- day morning.
His body was discovered by a neigh- bour who had a key to his apartment and alerted Gardai who launched an extensive investigation which in- cluded examination of CCTV foot- age and forensic evidence from the incident.