St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny. Photo: Google Maps
A woman has been arrested by gardaí investigating the death of a man in Carlow town last night.
Gardaí say they responded to an incident at a house on New Oak Estate shortly after 11.40pm.
There, they discovered a 30-year-old man with serious injuries who was “unresponsive”.
Emergency services treated him at the scene before he was brought to St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny where he was pronounced dead.
A woman was arrested in the Carlow town area a short time later in a follow-up operation involving local gardaí and the Armed Response Unit (ASU).
She is currently being detained under Section 4, Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in County Carlow.
The local Coroner has been notified and the services of the Garda Technical Bureau and State Pathologist have been requested.
“A Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) has been appointed to lead the investigation and an incident room has been established at Carlow Garda Station,” gardaí said this morning.
“A Family Liaison Officer (FLO) has also been appointed to support the family.”
The scene has been preserved for a forensic and technical examination and a post-mortem examination has been arranged.
Gardaí are now appealing for witnesses to come forward. They are also seeking anyone with camera footage, including dashcam recordings from road users in the New Oak Estate and nearby areas around the time of the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Carlow Garda Station at 059-9136620, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
