Arklow murder case under way

Arklow murder case under way
A Garda murder investigation is under way after a man was stabbed to death in Arklow, Co Wicklow, last night.

John Deasy (44) was stabbed by a man as he went to the aid of a female assistant at his corner shop at St Peter's Place at about 8pm.

It is believed the shopkeeper, a father of two, was upstairs when the man entered the shop at around 8pm. Mr Deasy came down and confronted the robber but was stabbed once in the chest.

Emergency services fought unsuccessfully for around an hour to save Mr Deasy’s life.

The scene has been preserved and the services of the State Pathologist have been requested. A postmortem is due on the body today.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have been in the area and witnessed anything to contact them at Arklow or Wicklow Garda stations.

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Poor bloke.
Fooking Lowlifes!!

Heard this on the news, very very sad 2 little girls now without a father, scumbags to do this

Gardaí have arrested two men in connection with the death of a shopkeeper in Arklow this week.

Father-of-two John Deasy (44) was stabbed to death on Wednesday evening at the shop on Coolgreaney Road, Arklow.

He had confronted a man who demanded money from a female assistant at Brauders shop. He was treated by emergency services but died at the scene.

Gardaí are questioning two men in connection with the incident. One is being held in Arklow Garda station, while the second man is detained at Wicklow Garda station.

Both men are being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994.

good news

TWO teenagers were being questioned last night by gardai investigating the murder of Arklow shopkeeper John Deasy, who was stabbed in the heart as he went to the aid of a colleague.

The suspects, both aged 19, were arrested by detectives in the Co Wicklow town yesterday afternoon and detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows gardai to hold them without charge for 24 hours.

Gardai also seized a van, suspected of being used by the killer in the getaway. To the gardai in my opinion,the investigation seems to be moving very fast and with results.

During a search of two houses in the town, gardai confiscated a number of items including a long knife.

Mr Deasy's funeral will be on Monday. His body will be removed to St Mary and Peter's Church today at 5.30pm. Requiem Mass will take place at midday on Monday.

His body will be buried at St Gabriel's Cemetery in Arklow.May He Rest In Preace and may His killer(s) be brought to justice.

Two teenagers have been remanded in custody on charges arising from the robbery at Brauder's Shop in the town.
John Byrne (18) of Croghan Heights, Arklow, and Anthony Farrell (19) of Marian Villas, Arklow, are charged with robbing cash to the value of €150.

this is good news lets hope they go down for murder for the longest possible time

€150.For a man's life,my god. May he RIP.Thanks Had-Moh-Noely