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Burglary Sligo 19/9/2012 - Press Briefing 24/09/2012

Press briefing will be held at Sligo Garda Station at 12.20pm 24/09/2012.

Gardai investigating the death of Eugene Gillespie will hold a press briefing at Sligo Garda Station today at 12.20pm.

Previous press release below refers.  

Garda Press Office 

 

The male in his 60’s who was the subject of an aggravated burglary on Old Market Street, Sligo has died in Sligo General Hospital this evening.

The Garda Technical Bureau continues to examine the scene and the Deputy State Pathologists, Dr. Michael Curtis, is scheduled to perform a post mortem tomorrow at University College Hospital Galway.

 Garda Press Office

 

Gardai at Sligo are investigating an aggravated burglary which occurred at a house on Old Market Street Sligo Town between 9pm on Wednesday the 19/9/12 and 9pm on the 21/9/12.

A male in his 60's was seriously assaulted in the course of the incident and was brought to Sligo General Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

The scene has been preserved for technical examination.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious around the Old Market Street area of Sligo between 9pm on the 19/09/12 and 9pm the 21/09/12 or anyone with information, to contact them in Sligo on 071-9157000, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.