No foul play in Cork body find

Gardaí in Cork have said there was no foul play involved in the death of a woman at a flat in the city.

Gardaí in Cork have said there was no foul play involved in the death of a woman at a flat in the city.

The body of the woman (41) was found at about 9.30pm last night at a flat at Clifden Terrace, Summerhill North, by emergency services after they responded to a 999 call.

Gardaí were alerted, and the woman – who was found at the foot of a stairs - was pronounced dead at the scene.

The area was preserved overnight for a forensic examination by Garda technical experts.

Tonight, the confirmed that a postmortem examination had been completed by assistant State pathologist Dr Margot Bolster at Cork University Hospital and that the results indicated there was no foul play involved.

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Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times