Issue Date: 05/03/2021
At approximately 5pm on Wednesday 3rd March 2021 Gardaí at Lusk attended a domestic dwelling in the Ballastown area and discovered the body of a male, a polish national in his 50s in the bedroom.
The body was subsequently transported to Dublin City Morgue, Whitehall, Co. Dublin where a post-mortem took place yesterday the 4th March 2021. Details of the post mortem results are not being released for operational reasons.
The scene continues to be preserved and examinations are ongoing by the Garda Technical Bureau and Divisional Scenes of Crime personnel.
Gardaí have established an incident room at Balbriggan Garda station, a Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed. CCTV enquiries are ongoing and a number of witness statements have already been taken. The last known movements of the deceased are on the evening of Monday 1st March 2021.
A family liaison officer has been appointed to establish contact and liaise with the family of the deceased male.
An Garda Síochána continues to investigate the as of yet unexplained circumstances of the death of this male.
An Garda Síochána are looking to speak with any person with any information in relation to this ongoing investigation.
Gardai at Balbriggan Garda Station are appealing for motorists with dashcam footage who were in or around the area of Ballastown, Lusk, Co. Dublin between Monday 1st March and 5pm Wednesday 3rd March 2021.
Of particular interest to Gardai is the sighting of a male pedestrian on the Skerries Road, Commons Lane or Hill Lane, Lusk between the hours of 6pm and 8pm on the 1st March 2021. This male was wearing navy blue track suit bottoms and a black zip up bomber jacket and was carrying a distinctive ‘Lidl Deluxe’ shopping bag (black with white writing).
Any person with any information is asked to contact Balbriggan Garda Station 01-6664500 , the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
