A post-mortem examination later concluded the pensioner had died from a single stab wound to the back. Gardai have yet to establish a motive.Items, including a number of kitchen knives, were recovered from the apartment where Mr Redmond was found and have been sent for technical examination.It is believed the knife that gardai suspect was used to inflict the fatal stab wound is among the items seized.Originally from Dublin, Mr Redmond, who had a number of underlying medical issues, moved to Limerick more than 10 years ago.A separated father with three grown up daughters, he was only recently released from hospital, where he was being treated for a number of medical issues including arthritis.It is understood he also suffered some minor injuries in a burglary at his apartment in recent weeks. His estranged wife and daughters are devastated by his death.Neighbours of Mr Redmond yesterday told of their shock at his murder. They described him as a quiet man who was often alone.Ayaz Binarshad, from Pakistan, has lived in the complex for the past year."I would see him on the street often and say hello.
I live here with my family. We were very shocked when the guards came to our door on Sunday. It has left us a little scared," he said.One woman who lives in the same building as Mr Redmond, but did not wish to be named, described him as a quiet man."He was just your typical older man living on his own, he didn't talk much but you'd always see him around," she said. A local woman says she's lucky to be alive after a man held her up at knife point while robbing a business she opened nearly a year ago."He said, I don't want to hurt you, give me all the money, and he had the bag open and the knife, the knife was literally inches from me. I could barely put the money in the bag but I had to gather myself because one wrong move and he could have easily stabbed me," recalls Merri Kellums.Merri Kellums and her sister own the resale shop Pennies in Your Pocket on North Main in Rockford. On Tuesday, she says a man came into her store, looked around, and left, then came back a second time with a knife. Kellums says during the robbery, she tried to use a device on her key chain that connects to a security company, but it took them 20 minutes to get in touch with her. Kellums says she's not bitter about what happened.
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