Foul play ruled out in Mayo death inquiry

Gardaí in Co Mayo believe the death of a young man found in Swinford yesterday afternoon did not involve foul play.

Gardaí in Co Mayo believe the death of a young man found in Swinford yesterday afternoon did not involve foul play.

The 22-year-old's body was was found on waste ground at a disused mart at about 2pm.

Detectives were initally treating the death as suspicious but following the result of a post mortem by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Declan Gilsenan eliminated foul play as a cause of death.

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