Gardaí investigating the discovery of the body of a woman at a house in the Kilbree Lower area of Westport, have a arrested a man in his 40s in relation to the incident.
This afternoon Saturday, June 15, the body of a female in her 40s was taken to the Morgue at Mayo University Hospital where a post mortem is scheduled to take place later today.
The scene is currently preserved for a technical examination and the Garda Technical Bureau are attending the scene.
Gardaí wish to appeal to anyone who may have been in the area between the hours of 12pm Thursday 13th June and 12pm Friday 14th June 2019, who may have information, to contact the incident room at Castlebar Garda Station on 094 9038200, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
