Gardaí have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a women’s body in Limerick city.
The woman’s body was found yesterday morning in an apartment on Lower Cecil Street.
She has been named locally as Brazilian woman Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa, who was in her 30s.
Her body was removed from the scene to the mortuary in University Hospital Limerick, where a post-mortem examination was carried out by the State Pathologist.
Gardaí at the scene on Cecil Street in Limerick yesterday
Gardaí said the results of the post-mortem examination are not being released for operational reasons.
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing and that they are following a line of inquiry.
The scene on the upper floors of the apartment building remains preserved for a technical examination.
A Garda Family Liaison Officer has been assigned to support Ms Pereira Rosa’s family.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Henry Street Garda Station on (061) 212400.