Overview
- Emergency crews found the woman with severe injuries at a Grange Heights house around 6.15pm Monday, and she died shortly after at University Hospital Waterford.
- Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s at the scene who is being questioned under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows detention for up to 24 hours before release or charge.
- The home remains sealed for a Garda Technical Bureau examination, and the State Pathologist has been notified with a post-mortem to take place in Waterford.
- Investigators appointed a Senior Investigating Officer, opened an incident room, and assigned a Family Liaison Officer, and they are asking for witnesses and any CCTV or dashcam from 6pm to 6.30pm.
- The victim was named locally as Yveta Donovalova, a 44-year-old Czech national who lived and worked in Waterford, and neighbors said the quiet estate is in shock.