Overview
- A 65-year-old woman was attacked at a home in Ballybrit around 11:45pm Friday and died hours later at University Hospital Galway.
- Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s in connection with the incident and are holding him under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
- Section 4 is a law that allows Gardaí to detain a suspect for questioning for a limited period during the early stage of an inquiry.
- The scene remains preserved and specialist officers from the Garda Technical Bureau are carrying out forensic work.
- A post-mortem has been completed, and Gardaí say they are not releasing the findings for operational reasons as the investigation continues.