PERIOD OF DETENTION EXTENDED FOR WOMAN HELD IN CONNECTION WITH CITY MURDER

Date Published: 05-Jun-2009

Gardaí in Galway have extended the period of detention of a woman arrested yesterday afternoon in connection with the murder in the city of Claregalway man Kieran Cunningham. The woman in her 20s was arrested at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Galway and was detained at Galway Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Her period of detention has now been extended and she will have to be released or charged by 2 o'clock this afternoon.20 year-old Kieran Cunningham, one of three children from Slievefinn, died in hospital at 3am on Wednesday, from multiple stab wounds inflicted during an attack on Williamsgate Street.