Overview
- Gardaí attended an emergency residential premises near Galway Road in Clifden and discovered the body of a woman in her 30s on Thursday morning.
- A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is receiving medical treatment while Gardaí continue their inquiry.
- The scene has been preserved for a technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau and the Offices of the Coroner and the State Pathologist have been notified.
- Gardaí say they are following a definite line of inquiry and are not looking for anyone else, and they expect the post-mortem results to determine the next steps of the investigation.
- Standard procedure in such cases involves the removal of the body for post-mortem and forensic work, which will shape any criminal process and provides the clearest route to answers for the victim’s family.