Body of man, 50s, discovered at property in Cork city

The body of a man has been discovered at a property in Barrack View off Cathedral Walk in Cork city.

The alarm was raised at 4pm on Tuesday by a man who was passing by and spotted the body inside the window of the terraced house. 

Gardaí went to the scene on the northside of Cork city and found the body of a man, aged in his 50s, inside the property.

Gardaí have launched an investigation in to the death of the man. The scene has been preserved for a technical examination. 

A postmortem examination is set to be carried out on Wednesday at Cork University Hospital.

The results of which will determine the direction of the Garda probe.  The Office of the State Pathologist has been notified. 

It is understood the man has not been seen locally in recent days. There was no sign of a break in at the property. 

Door to door inquiries will be carried out as gardaí try to establish the last known movements of the man.