Gardaí investigating the murder of Dean Fitzpatrick in Dublin in May have arrested a man in his 40s.

He was detained at 9.30 this morning in the Coolock area and is being questioned at Coolock Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

Father of one Dean (23) was stabbed to death at an apartment in Northern Cross on the Malahide Road on May 25th.

Dean was the brother of Amy Fitzpatrick, who went missing in Spain 5 years ago.

Background

Dean Fitzpatrick was pronounced dead on May 25th at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.

A post-mortem revealed he’s been stabbed several times.

His step father was arrested and questioned by detectives investigating Dean’s murder, but was released without charged.

This isn’t the first time tragedy has visited the Fitzpatrick household.

Shortly after Dean’s death, it emerged that he was the brother of Amy Fitzpatrick, the teenager who went missing in Spain in 2008.