Gardaí release teenager who was arrested in connection with murder of 16-year-old Dubliner this week

Gardaí have released the 14-year-old boy that was arrested in connection with the murder of fellow teenager Reece Cullen in Dublin earlier this week.

The male was arrested yesterday morning in connection with the fatal stabbing of the 16-year-old in the Jobstown area of Tallaght on Thursday afternoon and detained at Tallaght Garda Station, but he was released without charge late last night. A file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

It is understood that the victim was stabbed several times after being targeted following a row at a house on Kilclare Crescent at around 3pm on Thursday afternoon, before the attacker left the scene. A neighbour found the victim shortly after the attack, and despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead at Tallaght Hospital a short time later.