Gardai have launched a murder investigation after a 65-year-old man who was assaulted in his own home died in Beaumont Hospital. The assault happened at his home at Moore Park, Newbridge, Co Kildare, at around 9pm on Tuesday, April 28. Mr Ibe is due to appear before the same court on Thursday when further charges are expected to be brought against him. Mr Kennedy was attacked with “what appears to be a knife and/or some form of sharpened glass” during the course of the alleged assault. When contacted by the Herald, Cllr Noel Heavey, a friend of Mr Kennedy, said he was “a highly respectable man with a great community spirit who watched out for other people”.

Source: Irish Independent May 12, 2020 20:37 UTC