Two released in Tralee stabbing inquiry
Two of the three men questioned by gardaí in connection with a fatal stabbing in Tralee were released without charge tonight.
The third man, held in relation to the death of father-of-six Michael Faulkner in the town on Monday night, was also expected to be released before his period of detention expired.
Gardaí said the 43-year-old unemployed dead man – who was known to local officers – was found with “vicious” stab wounds to his body near the grotto at Mitchell’s Crescent area at 11.40pm.
He was taken to Tralee General Hospital where he died.
The three men, all in their early twenties, were arrested early this morning in the Tralee area and could be held and questioned for 12 hours.
Files will now be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions on the matter.
A local garda spokesman said: “The investigation is at an early stage but we’re following several lines of inquiry and are making steady progress.
“We have a number of witnesses to interview and we have also recovered significant items of evidence from the scene for forensic analysis.”
Up to 20 officers are working on the case from an incident room in Tralee garda station.
The results of a full post mortem on the man’s body are being by withheld by gardaí for operational reasons.
The fatal stabbing took place a short distance from the Rose of Tralee’s festival dome where the first half of the contestants were interviewed live on stage by RTE’s Ryan Tubridy.
