Gardaí investigate death of woman in Dublin

Inquiry will focus on whether 54-year-old was assaulted at her flat last month

Gardaí are investigating if woman who died yesterday may have been a victim of assault. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

Rachel Flaherty

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 11:41

A woman who was found with head injuries in her Dublin flat last month has died in hospital.

She had been in a coma for almost a month and died at Beaumont Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Gardaí are investigating if the woman may have been a victim of assault.

She was found with in her flat on Ballybough Road on July 25th.

Rachel Flaherty

Rachel Flaherty is Digital Features Editor and journalist with The Irish Times

Beaumont Hospital Garda Síochána