Man Questioned Over Death of Teenager

A MAN was still being held this morning at Galway Garda Station in connection with the discovery of the body of a young woman in Connemara in the early hours of yesterday morning.A murder investigationwas launched early yesterday into the death of the woman, aged 19 and a Czech Republic national. Her body was found in a drain near a bungalow in Minna, Inverin between midnight and 3am yesterday.The area was immediately sealed off and the body of the woman, known locally as Nicola, who had worked as a carer for the past 18 months, was preserved at the scene until State Pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy had carried out a preliminary investigation on the body before it was removed to University Hospital Galway yesterday evening where a full post mortem was carried out overnight.Another Czech Republic national, a male aged 22, was arrested at about 4am andbrought to Mill Street Garda Station for questioning under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. Time was extended yesterday evening for him to be held for further questioning. A full technical forensic examination was carried out at the house and the surrounding area and Gardaí carried out intensive inquiries all day yesterday. They also interviewed a number of people in Spiddal where the victim had been drinking on Sunday.The victim's...