London man in fatal crane fall

A London man who was found dead on Dublin's Tara Street on Wednesday night is believed to have fallen more than 50 ft from a …

A London man who was found dead on Dublin's Tara Street on Wednesday night is believed to have fallen more than 50 ft from a crane. Gardai believe the man climbed up the crane on a nearby building site shortly before his death. A post mortem yesterday revealed injuries consistent with a fall from a height, according to gardai.

The body was discovered by passers-by at about 9.30 p.m. The Garda press office said last night it did not regard the incident as suspicious.

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