{"id":1438592,"date":"2022-04-14T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438592"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:15:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:15:54","slug":"grindr-killings-middle-eastern-man-arrested-after-violent-deaths-of-multiple-gay-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grindr-killings-middle-eastern-man-arrested-after-violent-deaths-of-multiple-gay-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Grindr Killings: Middle Eastern Man Arrested After Violent Deaths of Multiple Gay Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrindr-killings-middle-eastern-man-arrested-after-violent-deaths-of-multiple-gay-men%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-114264298-e1649946826154-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A man of Middle Eastern origin was arrested in Ireland on Thursday morning in relation to the killings of gay men possibly inspired by, it is alleged, \u201creligious zeal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>An armed response police unit in Ireland has reportedly arrested a man originally from the Middle East who is suspected of killing multiple gay men.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The arrest follows the deaths of two gay men in Co. Sligo, one of whom was active in his local constituency branch of the ruling Fine Gael party.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/sligo-suspect-planned-to-kill-more-men-in-the-coming-days-33hlwh67d\">report<\/a> by\u00a0<em>The Times<\/em>, the suspect was arrested at 1.30 am Thursday morning local time under section 4 of Ireland\u2019s\u00a0Criminal Justice Act 1984 after being identified on CCTV footage taken near the home of one of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from Ireland\u2019s An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na police force believe that whoever killed the two men first befriended them on the gay dating app Grindr, on which the suspect is said to have also contacted the men.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Upon meeting the men in real life under the pretext of a sexual encounter, police reportedly believe that the person responsible for the death either overpowered his victims, or convinced them to allow themselves to be tied up before torturing and killing them.<\/p>\n<p>The publication also reports that the suspect may have been working through a list of men who he had befriended on the Grindr app, with police considering whether there may be a homophobic hate element to the killings, which\u00a0<em>The Times<\/em> describes as being \u201cpossibly inspired by religious zeal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A third man in Sligo is said to have also been attacked after agreeing to a meetup on Grindr, with police encouraging other gay men in the area who may have had similar experiences to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeeting people online should be a safe activity, but as with any online activity everybody should be aware of personal safety advice, which we have provided on the Garda website,\u201d said Chief Superintendent Aidan Glacken regarding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am appealing to any person who may have been the subject of any unwanted approaches or who was assaulted or otherwise attacked to contact the incident room at Sligo Garda Station,\u201d he continued. \u201cI have a dedicated diversity team here, we need to hear from you, we are here to listen to you and we are here to support you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Garda also emphasised that whatever information was handed over by those who come forward would be treated in strict confidence.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, a man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMurphyTV\/status\/1514634776082325504\">reportedly<\/a> by the name of\u00a0Yousef Palani, 22, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sligo-man-in-his-20s-charged-with-murders-of-two-men-in-irish-town-12590072\">charged<\/a> for the murder of both men, though it is unclear whether or not it is the same man listed in\u00a0<em>The Times<\/em> article.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is still developing<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man of Middle Eastern origin was arrested in Ireland on Thursday morning in relation to the killings of gay men possibly inspired by, it is alleged, \u201creligious zeal\u201d. 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