Overview
- Emergency crews reached the Grange Heights home around 6.15pm Monday, and the woman died shortly after at University Hospital Waterford.
- Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s at the scene and are questioning him under Section 4, which allows up to 24 hours of detention.
- The scene remains sealed for a technical examination, and a senior investigating officer has opened an incident room at Waterford Garda Station.
- The Office of the State Pathologist has been notified, and a post-mortem will be arranged to confirm the cause of death.
- Detectives say they are treating the case as a suspected prolonged assault and are seeking CCTV or dashcam footage from 6pm to 6.30pm in the area.