A post mortem is taking place on the body of a man who was assaulted in his Dublin flat yesterday evening.
62-year-old Cathal Sweeney was discovered with head injuries when gardai were called to a flat in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure, at around quarter to six yesterday evening.
He died in St James's hospital a short time later.
A man in his 30's was arrested at the scene and remains in Garda custody in Terenure following the death of the pensioner.
Cathal McMahon is Crime Reporter with The Irish Daily Mirror:
