Man, 40s, arrested in connection with 2022 Kerry cemetery killing

A man, 40s, has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing at a cemetery in Co. Kerry in October 2022.

Thomas 'Tom' Dooley, 43, was killed on October 5, 2022, following the burial of young Killarney mother-of-five Bridget O'Brien.

The father-of-seven from Ballyspillane in Killarney, died from multiple injuries after he was assaulted at Rathass Cemetery in Tralee after attending the funeral.

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"As part of the ongoing investigation into the fatal assault in Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, Co. Kerry on the 5th October 2022, Gardaí on Thursday, 18th April 2024, arrested a man aged in his 40s," said a gardai spokesperson.

"He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Co. Kerry. He has been charged and will appear before a special sitting of Listowel District Court this morning, at 10:30am, Thursday 18th April 2024.

"This is the sixth person to be charged in connection with this fatal assault."

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