Man dies and another injured in stabbing at Kerry IPAS centre

A man has died and a second man has been injured after a stabbing at an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre in County Kerry this morning.

Emergency services were called to Ballymullen Barracks in Tralee shortly after 5.20 am. A man was found with serious injuries and was pronounced dead a short time later.

The second victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to University Hospital Kerry. Gardaí said his injuries are not believed to be life‑threatening.

A man in his late 40s was arrested at the scene and is being held at a garda station in Kerry. The scene has been sealed off and the Office of the State Pathologist has been notified.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: Mathias Reding / Pexels.