Police investigating the murders of two men in Ireland have charged a man in his 20s.

Aidan Moffitt, 42, and Michael Snee, 58, were found dead in their own homes in Sligo on the west coast earlier this week.

The accused is due to appear at Sligo District Court this afternoon.

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The man, who has not yet been named, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of Mr Snee’s body in his apartment in Connaughton Road at around 10.30pm on Tuesday.

He had been subjected to “serious physical assault and had suffered significant injuries”, Garda superintendent Aidan Glacken told a press conference in Sligo.

He was detained in Sligo town at around 1.45am on Wednesday.

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Mr Moffitt’s body was discovered in his house in Cartron Heights at around 8.30pm on Monday. He had also sustained “significant physical injuries”, Gardai reported.

Mr Moffit worked in the property sector and was a peace commissioner for his local area, as well as an activist fur Fine Gael.

Gardai are also investigating a third recent incident in the Sligo area as part of the murder investigations.

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