Dublin murder: Man found in burning car identified
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A man whose body was found in a burning car in the Republic of Ireland has been named.
A murder inquiry was launched after Gardaí (Irish police) said he was shot dead.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ have reported the identity of the victim as 42-year-old Wayne Whelan.
The remains were found at Mount Andrew Court, Lucan, at 19:50 local time on Monday 18 November.
The man was found in the passenger seat of the vehicle which had been set on fire.
Gardaí said a post-mortem examination confirmed that the man had been shot a number of times and have appealed for information.
