The American killed in Ballyfin was in Ireland to help his son; Parties clash over rent freezes – The Irish Times

The American who died at the five-star Laois resort had just arrived in Ireland to try to help his son

An American man in his 60s had arrived in Ireland to help his son amid concerns over the younger man’s behaviour, hours before the older man was fatally attacked at the leisure complex of the luxury five-star resort Ballyfin Demesne in Co Laois. .

The victim’s son, who is in his 30s and also from the US, is a suspect in the fatal attack and remained in Garda custody on Wednesday evening.

The crime scene at the country house hotel, located on the 600-acre estate, was sealed off throughout Wednesday and underwent an examination by Garda forensic experts following the attack on Tuesday evening. The victim, who had traveled from New York, was found injured and unconscious just before 8 p.m.

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