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Post mortem on body of Lithuanian man

The State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, has carried out a post mortem examination on the body of a Lithuanian man who was found dead in Co Monaghan.

Gardaí have now begun a murder inquiry.

The man's body was discovered in a house in Clones with stab wounds to the chest.

The 21-year-old was found by gardaí in an upstairs bedroom of a terraced house on Roslea Road shortly after 9am.

The scene has been preserved for technical examination.