Gardaí rule out foul play over death of women found near Clonmel

Following postmortem, gardaí said they were treating death as ‘personal tragedy’

Gardaí pictured at the scene near the Holy Year Cross in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, where a woman's body was found. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson
Gardaí pictured at the scene near the Holy Year Cross in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, where a woman's body was found. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson

Gardai have ruled out foul play and say they are treating the death of a woman found near Clonmel town in Co Tipperary as “a personal tragedy”.

Following the completion of a post-mortem by State Pathologist, Dr Heidi Okkers at University Hospital Waterford, gardaí said they are satisfied the woman was not a victim of foul play.

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Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times