Two arrested over Bandon murder

Updated: 12:57, Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of John Forrester, whose body was found in the River Bandon.

1 of 1 John Forrester's body was found in the River Bandon
John Forrester's body was found in the River Bandon

Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of John Forrester, whose body was found dumped in the River Bandon.

Garda investigating the murder arrested a 27-year-old and a 35-year-old woman in Cork city this morning.

They are both being held at Bandon Garda Station.

Mr Forrester, 42, who was found with his hands and feet bound, was beaten and stabbed before his body was dumped in the river last November.

He was originally from Blackpool in England and had been living in Bandon for the past two years.

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