Man held over Bray killing

Another arrest has been made in connection with the the fatal shooting of a man in Co Wicklow last week.

Another arrest has been made in connection with the the fatal shooting of a man in Co Wicklow last week.

A man in his 20s was arrested earlier today bringing to four the number of people currently being held in connection with the investigation into the death of Charles Sinanapayen (32) in Bray in the early hours of last Friday morning.

Gardaí believe the French national may have been shot dead in a row over drug money.

The victim died from his injuries at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, at 2am on Monday. He had been on a life support machine since being shot at an apartment in Bray at 1am last Friday.

Two men arrested on Monday were yesterday released without charge. Gardaí are preparing a file on them for the DPP.

Mr Sinanapayen, from Bordeaux, was in bed in an apartment he shared with his partner at Richmond Hill, Bray, when the attack took place last Friday.

He heard somebody outside and went to investigate. When he went to the bedroom window a man standing on an external stairway shot him. He was wounded in the upper body and face.

Mr Sinanapayen was not known to gardaí. However, he had an association with a relative of a major drug dealer from Bray.

Gardaí believe the attack on Mr Sinanapayen is linked to the drugs trade in Bray.

The man arrested this morning is being held at Shankill Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

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