Cork murder arrest: woman held over Paul O’Connor shooting

Detectives can question her for up to seven days

The woman detained is being held by detectives at a Garda station in the Southern Region.

As per section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, detectives can question her for up to a week.

A man walking his dog found O'Connor's body on 15 October, as he lay by the Blackwater river at Ballyellis, near Mallow, Co Cork.

The 56-year-old victim was from Connolly Road in Ballyphehane, Cork city.

What the Cork murder arrest means for the investigation

It was gunshot wounds that caused O'Connor's death, a postmortem revealed.

Assistant state pathologist Dr Margot Bolster carried out the examination at Cork University Hospital.

As CCTV showed, O'Connor took a train from Cork city to Mallow the night before his body was found.

Mallow arrest is the latest move in the murder probe

Gardaí on Monday (19 October) arrested an eastern European man in his 30s near Mallow.

He also remains in custody, under the same legislation.

Who was arrested over the Cork murder?

Gardaí arrested a woman in her 40s on Friday, 23 October, and are holding her under the same detention provisions used earlier in the case.

Where was Paul O'Connor's body found?

On 15 October, a man walking his dog found O'Connor's body by the Blackwater river at Ballyellis, near Mallow.