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A man is to appear before the court charged in connection with the death of a man in his 80s following a serious assault in Co Tipperary last week.
The incident took place at St Michael’s Avenue in Tipperary town at around 9.35pm on Friday, September 12.
A man aged in his 30s who was arrested in relation to the incident has been charged and will appear this morning’s sitting of Nenagh District Court.
The man injured in the assault died in University Hospital Limerick due to his injuries.
The local coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have both been notified, and a postmortem examination is due to be carried out.
The man arrested was detained at a garda station in Tipperary under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
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A senior investigating officer is leading the investigation and a family liaison officer is providing support to family of the man who died.
Anyone who was in the area of St Michael’s Avenue between 7pm and 10pm on Friday, September 12, and has video camera footage (including dash-cam), is asked to make it available to gardaÃ.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tipperary town garda station on 062 80670, the garda confidential line 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.