LIVE: Man arrested as woman's body found near emergency residential premises in Galway
Gardaí said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident and a spokesperson confirmed that they were following a definite line of enquiry – and they emphasised that the incident did not occur inside an emergency residential premises.
A man was arrested by gardaí on Thursday after the body of a woman in her thirties was discovered near an emergency residential premises in Clifden
Gardaí had been called out to premises when they discovered the woman’s body at a nearby location. A man who is also in his thirties was arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and is currently receiving medical treatment.
Gardaí said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident and a spokesperson confirmed that they were following a definite line of enquiry – and they emphasised that the incident did not occur inside an emergency residential premises.
The scene has been preserved for an examination by the Garda Technical Bureau, and the Offices of the Coroner and the State Pathologist were notified.
A postmortem examination will assist in determining the course of the ongoing investigation.