Man found dead ‘with stab injuries’ near Bray playground had been due to become a dad again

Bray playground victim William (Willie) Moorehouse had suffered stab injuriesSchools in the area remain closed this morning as gardaí conduct forensic examination of the areaMr Moorehouse is described as being a great father to his six children

William ‘Willie’ Moorehouse (36), with an address at the Half Moon Halting Site at Windgates, between Bray and Greystones in Co Wicklow, was discovered in an area of a park close to a playground about 6pm.

Efforts to resuscitate him by locals and the emergency services at the scene on Boghall Road, Ballywaltrim, were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced deceased a short time later.

Today, a woman who knows Mr Moorehouse’s family well described how she came upon him being treated on the ground as she went to look for her dog.

“There had been an argument at the community centre, and I heard shouting, but I don’t know if Willie was involved in that,” she said. “Then a short while later I went looking for our dog and I came across a lad…