Man released without charge following fatal Ballina assault



Gardaí have released a man in relation to a fatal assault carried out in Ballina on Wednesday evening.

John Casserly, who was 50, was found with serious injuries in an apartment on Tone Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two men, one in his late twenties and one in his thirties, were arrested in relation to the incident and detained at a Garda station in the North Western region.

The man in his 20s has been released without charge.

The second man in his 30s is still being questioned this morning by gardai , who can hold him for up to 24 hours.



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