Man arrested after woman found dead in Finglas

A man in his 50s was arrested on Monday, October 26, in connection with the death of a woman in her 40s found at a residence in Melville Terrace, Finglas, north Dublin, Gardaí said. The woman’s body was discovered shortly after 4:30 a.m., and investigators have not established the circumstances of her death. The man was arrested at a different location at about 11 a.m. and is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region West Division, according to Gardaí. An arrest does not establish responsibility for the death. Gardaí said the scene has been preserved for forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. The Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified, and a postmortem examination is to be arranged. Its findings could help establish how the woman died. The investigation is being coordinated from an incident room at Finglas Garda Station under the direction of a senior investigating officer. A family liaison officer has been appointed to support the woman’s family. Gardaí are seeking witnesses, particularly anyone who was in the Melville Terrace area between midnight and 5 a.m. on...