Man for court over body find

A man in his late 30s arrested yesterday in Blanchardstown to appear in court later to day charged in connection with the discovery…

A man in his late 30s arrested yesterday in Blanchardstown to appear in court later to day charged in connection with the discovery of a body in Dublin on Thursday.

The man's body was found in a field close to Bellgree Avenue in Tyrellstown, Dublin 15. He was later named as Adil Essalhi (31) who had an address in Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

A 21-year-old woman was arrested yesterday evening and is being held at Blanchardstown Garda station under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

She is continuing to be questioned by gardai.

The State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy has concluded a post mortem, but gardaí have not yet released the results to the media, citing operational reasons.