A 51-year-old man suffered serious injuries after an interaction with gardaí near the Holiday Inn on O'Connell Street at about 4.15am and died days later. Fiosru, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, has opened an independent and criminal investigation and sent an on-call investigator to the scene. Fiosru is liaising with the Dublin City Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist for a post-mortem. A Garda member in the Dublin region has been suspended from duty. Fiosru is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. The investigation team and a family liaison officer are working with the man's family.
The 51-year-old man died after he suffered serious injuries following an interaction with gardai. The man was involved in an incident with gardai close to the Holiday Inn on O'Connell Street last Friday. He died days later. Fiosru, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, said it is independently investigating the incident and has commenced a criminal investigation into it. It said the incident, which happened at around 4.15am, involved the serious harm of the man, who later died.
Fiosru said that one of its on-call team of investigators attended the scene. It has been liaising with the Dublin City Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist in relation to a post-mortem examination. A spokesman for An Garda Siochana said: "A member of An Garda Siochana based in the Dublin region has been suspended from duty in connection with an ongoing investigation being carried out by the Office of the Police Ombudsman, Fiosru."
Fiosru has appealed for any witnesses to the incident to come forward. This includes any passing vehicles, including taxis, that may have dashcam footage from that location or on a mobile device. Anyone with information which may be of assistance to the independent investigation is asked to contact Fiosru at 0818 600 800 or info@fiosru.ie. The investigation team and its family liaison officer are working directly with the man's family.
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