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Man arrested in connection with death of man in Meath

The body of 22-year-old Mahamud Ilyas was found in a field in Co Meath over the weekend
The body of 22-year-old Mahamud Ilyas was found in a field in Co Meath over the weekend

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of 22-year-old Mahamud Ilyas, whose body was found in a field in Co Meath over the weekend.

A house in Dublin 15 has also been sealed off and a technical examination is under way.

The man in his 50s was arrested in Dublin and is being held at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

Gardaí in Ashbourne began a murder investigation after a post-mortem examination found that Mr Ilyas, whose body was found on Saturday afternoon, had been violently assaulted.

Mr Ilyas was attacked and beaten to death before an attempt was made to hide his body.

He was wrapped in heavy material, driven to Kilbride, a remote rural area near the Dublin-Meath border and carried on to lands at Belgree Lane where his body was left in a copse of trees.