{"id":20927,"date":"2025-01-12T19:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T19:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/murder-investigation-after-womans-body-found-and-man-injured\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T19:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T19:12:58","slug":"murder-investigation-after-womans-body-found-and-man-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/murder-investigation-after-womans-body-found-and-man-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder investigation after woman’s body found and man injured"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a woman in her 50s was found in County Cavan.<\/p>\n

Garda\u00ed (Irish police) said they were called to a house in a rural area near Ballyconnell at about 21:30 local time on Saturday. A man in his 60s was also seriously injured, and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.<\/p>\n

One man in his 30s has been arrested at a separate location, and garda\u00ed have said they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n

A technical examination has also been carried out at the house, Irish broadcaster RT\u00c9 reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The woman’s body remained at the scene overnight but has now been taken for post-mortem examination to Cavan General Hospital.<\/p>\n

The woman is originally from the area and is a mother of five grown-up children, according to RT\u00c9.<\/p>\n

Investigating Garda\u00ed are appealing for witnesses and those with information to come forward.<\/p>\n

Anyone who travelled in the area of Kilnavert, Ballyconnell, on Saturday, between 20:30 and 21:30, is asked to provide police with any available camera footage, including dashcam recordings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n