Man arrested following fatal assault of man in his 40s
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The incident occurred in Arderry on Thursday night
A man in his 30s has been arrested following the fatal assault of a man in his 40s on Thursday night.
Sligo/Leitrim Gardaí made the arrest after reports of an incident were made after 9pm at a residential property in Arcerry, Co Leitrim.
When Gardaí arrived at the scene, a man was found unresponsive.
The man, in his 40s, was treated by emergency services but was pronounced deceased a short time later.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Leitrim.
A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed, and both the local Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified.
The body of the deceased remains at the scene, which is preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.
Investigations are ongoing.