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Man Arrested Following Suspicious Death of Woman in Farranree Overnight

Monday, 27 March 2017 08:29

Gardai have arrested a man for questioning about the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found in an apartment in the city over night.

The body of the woman in her 30s was discovered when the emergency services were called to the apartment on Popham’s Road in Farranree at around 3.30am.

It’s understood that the woman was found with serious injuries in an upstairs bedroom in the apartment and she was pronounced dead at the scene by medics.

Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s at the scene under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and he was taken to Mayfield Garda Station where he can be questioned for up to 24 hours

Gardai have cordoned off the scene and the woman’s body remains at the scene pending the arrival of Assistant State Pathologist,, Dr Margaret Bolster for a preliminary examination.

It’s expected the woman’s body will be removed later today to Cork University Hospital for a post-mortem examination by Dr Bolster which will determine the course of the garda investigation.

Gardai technical experts have also begun an examination of the scene and gardai are carrying out door to door inquiries in the area and have begun securing CCTV footage from the area.

It’s understood that the man arrested was known to the dead woman who did not live at the apartment but was visiting from her home elsewhere in the city.

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