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Gardaí Investigate Deaths of Woman and Newborn in Tipperary Home

Post-mortems will guide Garda on whether a suspected childbirth-related medical emergency caused the deaths.

Overview

  • Emergency services sealed a house in Carrick-on-Suir after a man known to the woman raised the alarm on Friday afternoon.
  • On Saturday, the bodies of the woman, who was in her 30s, and her newborn girl were taken to University Hospital Waterford for examinations.
  • Investigators say they do not suspect foul play and are examining whether an unsupervised home birth led to a medical emergency.
  • Gardaí set up an incident room, appointed a family liaison officer, and preserved the scene for the State Pathologist.
  • Neighbours in the new estate described shock, and local reports say the couple had recently moved from Eastern Europe, a detail not confirmed by Gardaí.