A man in his fifties has died in Garda custody in Waterford.
In the early hours of yesterday morning, Saturday, a man in his 50s, who was in Garda custody at a Garda Station in Co Waterford was discovered unresponsive in a cell and urgent assistance was requested.
Despite immediate resuscitative attempts by Garda members and by medical personnel and first responders who attended, the man was later pronounced dead.
The Coroner has been notified.
In a statement to WLR, An Garda Siochana said:
As per Garda policy, this matter has been referred to Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, under Section 203(1) of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, 2024. As this matter is being investigated by Fiosrú, An Garda SÃochána is not in a position to comment.