Gardai are appealing to friends and acquaintances of the late Martin O’Gorman for any information which may help with the investigation into his murder.
A postmortem carried out on the 63-year-old Athlone native revealed he died as a result of a number of blows to the side of the head, sustained in the early hours of Monday morning June 21 in Navan, Co Meath. He died a week later in Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital.
Gardai in Navan are still piecing together Mr O’Gorman’s final movements, and are seeking information from anyone who can shed any light on the incident. It is thought he was walking from a nearby bar to a 24-hour garage when the attack occurred, which Gardai believe may have involved up to four people.
“We know he was in two different pubs that evening, but he seems to have kept to himself and was a quiet man,” said Sgt Ronan Farrelly of Navan Garda Station.
“We are looking for anyone who can help with our enquiries, maybe he mentioned acquaintances in Navan he was meeting up with.”
However, Sgt Farrelly said Gardai were making good progress on the investigation, and have examined CCV and taken statements from a number of people. It appears several people heard a disturbance on Academy Street, where Mr O’Gorman’s body was later found, but no witnesses to the assault have come forward.
Described as a quiet, unassuming man, Mr O’Gorman had been socialising in Navan on Sunday evening having attended the Meath versus Louth football match in Tullamore.
An avid GAA fan, Mr O’Gorman hailed from Athlone’s Battery Road and worked in the family business Midland Crane Hire. He is survived by his younger brothers Paschal and Dermot and nephews and nieces.
Mr O’Gorman’s funeral is expected to take place next week in St Peter and Paul’s Church, Athlone.
