Gardai investigating if weapon used in fatal stabbing of Cork father may have broken during attack

"Gardaí launched a fresh appeal for information on the fatal incident and for anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious in the Hollyhill area early last Sunday morning to contact them. A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene by gardaí on Sunday morning but has since been released without charge. He was detained for questioning under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and taken to a Cork garda station for questioning."

"Mr O'Connell - who was originally from Gurranabraher in Cork - was discovered critically injured in the Hollyhill area shortly after 4am last Sunday. Gardaí and paramedics were called to a property in the Hollyville area after being alerted that a man had been seriously injured following a disturbance between two individuals. Mr O'Connell was discovered outside a property bleeding profusely from an apparent stab wound to his chest. The young man was conscious when emergency services arrived but later became unresponsive."

Mark O'Connell (38) was found critically injured in the Hollyhill area shortly after 4am on Sunday and later died at Cork University Hospital. Emergency services responded after reports of a disturbance between two individuals at a property in the Hollyville area. O'Connell was found outside bleeding from an apparent stab wound to the chest and was initially conscious before becoming unresponsive. A post mortem was completed and Gardaí are treating the death as a murder. Detectives suspect a knife or bladed weapon and are examining indications the blade may have broken. A man in his 50s was arrested, later released without charge, and a file will be prepared for the DPP. Gardaí conducted door-to-door inquiries and appealed for witnesses.

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