Gardaí investigating murder of 22-year-old man make further arrests

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 22-year-old man have made two further arrests. 

Men aged in their 20s were arrested this morning (January 4, 2023) by Gardaí investigating the murder of Mahamud Ilyas, and are currently detained at Blanchardstown under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. 

Ilyas' body was discovered on lands at Belgree Lane in Kilbride, Co Meath on Saturday December 10, 2022. 

A total of four people have been arrested as part of the investigation, which remains ongoing.