COURT SITTING FOR PORTUMNA MURDER PUT BACK

Date Published: 04-Feb-2008

The special sitting of Loughrea District court called to deal with yesterday's murder in Portumna has been put back until this afternoonIt had been scheduled for 10.30 this morning, but had to be re-scheduled to 2 o clock this afternoon as there was no judge available locally and a judge from the East coast has been called inA 43 year old Portugese factory worker was stabbed to death at a house on Dominick Street in the town in the early hours of yesterday morning.A 45 year-old Portugese man will appear before the court this afternoon in connection with the murder.It's understood vital evidence was recovered from the murder scene.Gardaí are not releasing the name of the the dead man because some relatives in Portugal have yet to be informed.