Garda suspended after death of man in Dublin

By Cate McCurry, PA

A garda under investigation in relation to the death of a man in Dublin city centre has been suspended from duty.

The 51-year-old man died after he suffered serious injuries following an interaction with gardaí.

The man was involved in an incident with gardai close to the Holiday Inn on O’Connell Street last Friday. He died days later.

 

Fiosru, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, said it is independently investigating the incident and has commenced a criminal investigation into it.

It said the incident, which happened at around 4.15am, involved the serious harm of the man, who later died.

Fiosru said that one of its on-call team of investigators attended the scene.

It has been liaising with the Dublin City Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist in relation to a post-mortem examination.

A spokesman for An Garda Siochana said: “A member of An Garda Siochana based in the Dublin region has been suspended from duty in connection with an ongoing investigation being carried out by the Office of the Police Ombudsman, Fiosru.”

Fiosru has appealed for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.

This includes any passing vehicles, including taxis, that may have dashcam footage from that location or on a mobile device.

Anyone with information which may be of assistance to the independent investigation is asked to contact Fiosru at 0818 600 800 or info@fiosru.ie.

The investigation team and its family liaison officer are working directly with the man’s family.

The gardaí are legally required to report any incident involving death or serious harm to the ombudsman if it happened following an interaction with a garda member.