Investigation under way after man and girl found dead in Finglas home

Gardaí have launched an investigation after the bodies of an adult man and a young girl were found at a house in the Heathfield estate in the Cappagh area of Finglas, north Dublin, on Saturday evening. Emergency services were called to the residence shortly before 8pm, and the two people were pronounced dead at the scene, a garda spokesperson said.

Gardaí said the deceased are an adult male and a female child and that the scene has been preserved for a forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. The Coroner has been notified and the services of the Office of the State Pathologist have been requested. Postmortem examinations will be arranged in due course and the results will assist investigators in determining the course of the inquiry, the spokesperson added.

Local accounts indicate the child’s mother discovered the bodies and raised the alarm, allowing emergency services into the property. Gardaí have established an incident room, appointed a senior investigating officer and will provide a family liaison officer to support relatives. Officers at the scene were conducting forensic work on Sunday, and detectives have been carrying out inquiries in the surrounding area.