Man remains in custody following discovery of woman's body in Waterford

Shortly after 10:00am on Saturday, gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident at a residence on O’Brien Street, Waterford, where the woman was found unresponsive.
Man remains in custody following discovery of woman's body in Waterford

Eva Osborne

A man remains in custody Sunday morning following the discovery of a woman's body in Waterford City.

The woman in her 40s was pronounced dead after gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident at a house on O’Brien Street shortly after 10am on Saturday.

A man in his 30s was detained shortly afterwards on suspicion of assault.

An incident room has been set up at Waterford Garda Station, and a family liaison officer has been assigned to support the woman's family.

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