As a result of the ongoing investigation carried out since the 10th anniversary of the death of Stephen Hughes Connors, an arrest was made this morning, Monday 6th February 2012.
New evidence came to light prompting this arrest of a 52 year old man in the Dublin 7 area.
He is being detained at Tallaght Garda Station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Attached is the appeal we circulated in relation to Stehen’s death last September.
Garda Press Office.
Gardaí at Tallaght are issuing a fresh appeal in relation to the death of Stephen Hughes Connors on this the 10th anniversary of his death.
He was 12 years old on September 1st 2001 when he was killed in a fatal fire at Rossfield Avenue, Brookfield. Stephen and a 14 year old male friend slept in a makeshift hut made predominately of pallets, doors and carpet - sometime before 5am it was set ablaze.
The incident was featured in a ‘Crimeline’ programme in 2003 and re-examined by the Serious Crime Review Team who made an arrest in April 2006. The 51 year old suspect was not prosecuted after a file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Liz Hughes remains devastated by her son’s death and is "pleading with anyone who knows what happened that night to contact the Guards”. It would be a comfort she said to "know what happened to Stephen – even after all these years”.
Superintendent Eamon Dolan of Tallaght is "confident that there are people out there who know what happened that night or who may have been confided in afterwards”.
They are asked to contact Gardaí at Tallaght on 01 6666000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
