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21st Oct 2018

Gardaí investigating the discovery of a body of a woman in Dublin

Rory Cashin

Drogheda arrests

The body of a woman in her early 30s was discovered in an apartment on the north side of the capital.

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a body of a woman at an apartment in Homestead Court, Quarry Road, Cabra, Dublin 7.

The body of the woman (early 30s) was discovered shortly after 2.30p.m. this afternoon Sunday 21 October, 2018 by Dublin Fire Brigade who alerted Gardaí.

The scene has been preserved and the Garda Technical Bureau are carrying out an examination of the scene at this time.

At the time of writing, the body remains at the scene and will be moved shortly where a post-mortem examination is due to be carried out in the morning of Monday 22 October, 2018.

A man (mid-30s) has been arrested in relation to this investigation and is currently detained at Mountjoy Garda Station under Section 4, Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Investigations are ongoing.

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