Man in custody at Mullingar Garda Station

A man is currently  being detained in Mullingar Garda Station, and a second man in Tullamore, in connection with a garda investigation into a house fire and assault at Cloncur, Rhode, in September.

The two males were arrested this morning, one in Westmeath and the other in Offaly. One of the men is 27 years of age, the other is ijust 17.

The men are being held under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

At 1.50am Monday September 7, 2015 Gardaí were alerted to a house fire at Cloncur, Rhode, County Offaly.

On arrival Gardaí discovered a 24 year old male with extensive burn injuries and a number of stab wounds to his body. The man was brought in a critical condition St James Hospital in Dublin.