Two arrested in Kenneth O'Brien murder investigation

Gardaí investigating the murder of Kenneth O'Brien in Leixlip have arrested two men this morning.

Two arrested in Kenneth O'Brien murder investigation

Gardaí investigating the murder of Kenneth O'Brien in Leixlip have arrested two men this morning.

The two men were arrested this morning and are both detained under Section 50, Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Leixlip and Naas Garda Stations.

The men are aged in their mid 30s and mid 50s.

Detectives have been looking for the 33-year-old's killers since his torso was found in a suitcase in the Grand Canal in Kildare last month.

Mr O'Brien from Ballyfermot in Dublin had been shot in the head before his body was dismembered with a chainsaw.

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