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Man arrested over woman's death in Co Laois

Mountrath - Scene was examined this morning
Mountrath - Scene was examined this morning

A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with death of a woman in Mountrath, Co Laois.

The body of the woman, who was in her 30s, was found in a flat in the town shortly after 8pm last night.

The Garda Technical Bureau carried out a preliminary technical examination of the scene this morning.

Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis is to carry out a post mortem examination on the woman’s body.