Gardaí has launched a murder investigation after a woman in her mid-thirties was stabbed to death in Co Laois.
The mother of a young child is locally called Sharon Crean. She died in an apartment on College Avenue in Mountmellick.
The victim is believed to have suffered multiple stab wounds.
A man known to the victim was detained this evening at Portlaoise Garda station.
Gardaí was alerted at the crime scene shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Her body was taken from the first floor apartment of a residential complex on College Avenue on Wednesday night and taken to Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.
Gardaí confirmed that an investigation into the woman’s death is ongoing, saying: “The woman, in her 30s, was found with serious injuries at a residence in Mountmellick, County Laois, at around 4.45pm.”
She was later pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the National Pathologist has been informed. An autopsy will take place on Thursday, December 15, 2022, the results of which will determine the course of this investigation.
“A man in his thirties has been arrested as part of this investigation and he is currently being held at Portlaoise Garda Station under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.”
The scene was preserved for technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.
Gardaí is appealing to anyone with information that may assist in this investigation to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 8674100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any other Garda Station. Investigations are underway.
Meanwhile, in a completely separate investigation, Gardaí do not believe that a local man in his 40s whose body was found in a property in Newbridge, Co Kildare, was the victim of foul play.
He was found by Gardaí who were investigating an alleged attack on a woman in the town.
The woman, in her 30s, reported to Newbridge Garda station early Wednesday morning.
She had serious facial injuries and required hospital treatment.
Gardaí then went to the site of the alleged attack, a house in the Newbridge area, and found the body of the man known to officers.