A new suspect identified by Gardaí investigating the murder of Ashling Murphy in Co Offaly is due to be interviewed by detectives when he is deemed well enough by the medical staff who were treating him for a number of injuries on Friday night.
The man went to a Dublin hospital for treatment late on Thursday.
When Gardaí learned of his presence there, as well as the nature of his injuries and the fact they were unexplained, they carried out checks into his background. He was being monitored by gardaí on Friday night.
It was not not clear when he would be physically and mentally assessed for interview but Gardaí were hopeful that would happen imminently.
The Irish Times understands the new suspect has lived in south Dublin and in the midlands, where he has family members.
Gardaí believe Ms Murphy (23), a national school teacher and talented musician from the townland of Blueball just outside Tullamore, tried to fight off her attacker, resulting in the murderer leaving forensic evidence at the scene.
Garda Headquarters in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on Friday night said it was “not confirming any specific details” about the progress of the investigation.
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