Gardaí have ruled out foul play in the death of a 32-year-old mother of three in Co Cork after a postmortem confirmed no third party involvement in her death.
Sources confirmed the postmortem on the body of Kelly Cremin from Innishmore Square in Ballincollig revealed she had suffered head injuries from a fall.
State Pathologist Dr Yvonne McCartney was able to confirm to gardaí after her postmortem on Cremin at Cork University Hospital on Saturday that there was no foul play involved.
Cremin had not been seen alive since 3pm on Thursday and when neighbours went to check on her, they found the front door open and her body near the top of the stairs and raised the alarm.
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Gardaí will now prepare a file on Cremin’s death and include the postmortem results for an inquest at Cork County Coroner’s Court that is expected to be held later this year.
Gardaí believed she may have been dead for up to 24 hours before being discovered at about 5.30pm on Friday. The house was sealed off to preserve it for a technical examination.
“Nobody else was in the house at the time the woman’s body was discovered deceased at the scene,” gardai said in a statement on Friday night.
The woman lived with her three-year-old son. When gardaí could find no trace of the child in the house, there were serious concerns for his welfare but subsequent inquiries soon indicated the boy was safe and well with a relative.
Door-to-door inquiries were also carried out on the quiet cul-de-sac. However, in the early stages of the investigation there had been no sign of forced entry at the house.
