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A SECOND man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a young boy in east Clare at the weekend.
A 19 year-old was taken to May- orstone garda _ station yesterday evening.
Gardai investigating the stabbing to death of Roman Vysochan yester- day afternoon released a 16-year old whom they had arrested on Sunday.
A file is being prepared for the Di- rector of Public Prosecutions.
Another 16-year-old who was stabbed in the leg in the attack 1s in a stable condition in hospital.
Roman, originally from _ the Ukraine, was found wounded on the main Limerick to Killaloe road, opposite the entrance to the Carrig Midhe estate in Corbally at 11pm.
He had stab wounds to his chest and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Mid-West Regional Hospital.
Two knives were found at the scene. Gardai arrested a teenager from the Moyross area in Limerick city and it is understood they may be seeking to speak to a second youth in relation to iW slomrAlARATO@
The dead boy had lived with his family in Ashley Close in Westbury for the last three years and joined St Munchin’s College a year ago.
A statement on behalf of the school said, “The prayers and thoughts of the community of St Munchin’s Col-
lege, Our Patron Dr Donal Murray, Bishop of Limerick, Trustees, Board of Management, Staff and Students are today with the family of Roman Vysochan a fifth year student who died tragically on Saturday night.
The whole school was shocked to hear of the tragic circumstances of Roman’s death. This is a difficult time for both the family, and the lo- cal and school communities. The school has put in place counselling for any pupils who may feel the need of help over the coming days.”
Meanwhile, local Labour Council- lor Pascal Fitzgerald has called for counselling to be made available to all of the dead boy’s friends. “They are getting together at the scene and they are very traumatised. They will need help dealing with this terrible shock”.
The councillor, backed by other local representatives has repeatedly called for a garda station to serve the Corbally area.
‘‘Ardnacrusha is a small rural sta- tion. A lot of people in Westbury wouldn’t know how to find it. With developments in recent years, we have thousands of people living in this area. Our community guard does a great job but he can’t be here all the time. We need a dedicated station for the area, with a garda presence.”