*Gardaí have sealed off a house after the discovery of the remains of a couple in their home in Co Donegal this morning.
PHOTO: MURDERED: Kathleen and Jimmy Cuddihy:
The man and woman, who are in their 70s, were found dead by their son at the family home at about 8.30am in Carndonagh on the Inishowen peninsula.
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Gardaí in Donegal are questioning a 42-year-old man over the deaths of a couple in their 70s.
The bodies of the pensioners were found at their home in Carndonagh shortly after 9am this morning.
Shortly after, a man in his 40s was arrested, and is being questioned at Buncrana Garda Station.
The scene remains sealed off and the State Pathologist has been notified.
A hatchet found at the house is also to be examined as part of the investigation.
It is understood the couple died from multiple wounds.
A garda cordon has been put up to seal off the large, neat bungalow which is surrounded by gardens and is on the edge of the town on the Carn side of Mountain Road.
There were emotional scenes as relatives of the pensioners arrived at the scene earlier this morning.
Fianna Fáil councillor Martin McDermott, who knows the family, said people had been left numb by the deaths.
“The community is just numb,” he said. “You do not think things like this will happen on your doorstep but, sadly they do.
“It is a very sad day.
“The couple would be very well-known and were well-liked in the area. They have a big family connection in the town.
“I would have known them personally and would have worked with them as part of my own work.
“It really is a tragedy.”
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The man and woman, who are in their 70s, were found dead by their son at the family home at about 8.30am in Carndonagh on the Inishowen peninsula.
*www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/son-42-charged-with-murder-of-couple-in-donegal-1.1976060
Garda sources said another man has been arrested at the scene and has been taken in for questioning about the deaths. The man in custody was known to the dead couple. He is 42.
A hatchet has been taken from the scene for examination.
The
house has been sealed off by gardaí and the bodies remain at the scene
pending the arrival of State Pathologist Prof Marie Cassidy.
She
was due to carry out a preliminary examination of the bodies at the
scene later today. When that examination has been completed, the bodies
will be removed for full postmortem examinations.
The
deaths are officially being treated as suspicious deaths and the Garda
inquiry will not be upgraded to a murder inquiry until the results of
the post mortems are known.
However, gardaí in
Buncrana have already committed all of the resources of a murder inquiry
to the case and sources said the couple had been attacked violently.
A large amount of blood was found at the scene and gardaí believe they were attacked by a man with a weapon.
The
man in custody is the chief suspect in the case. He was detained under
Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be detained for up to 24
hours without charge.
The property where the victims died was also due to undergo an examination by members of the Garda Technical Bureau.
The dead couple are well-known in the area. A priest has been called to the house to give the last rites.
Local Fianna Fáil councillor Rena Donaghey said the community had been left stunned by the deaths.
“It
is truly shocking. Cardonagh is a small town and the close-knit
community has been left in shock by the news,” she said. “At this stage
we are just awaiting further details to find out exactly what happened.”
Gardaí in Donegal are questioning a 42-year-old man over the deaths of a couple in their 70s.
The bodies of the pensioners were found at their home in Carndonagh shortly after 9am this morning.
Shortly after, a man in his 40s was arrested, and is being questioned at Buncrana Garda Station.
The scene remains sealed off and the State Pathologist has been notified.
A hatchet found at the house is also to be examined as part of the investigation.
It is understood the couple died from multiple wounds.
A garda cordon has been put up to seal off the large, neat bungalow which is surrounded by gardens and is on the edge of the town on the Carn side of Mountain Road.
There were emotional scenes as relatives of the pensioners arrived at the scene earlier this morning.
Fianna Fáil councillor Martin McDermott, who knows the family, said people had been left numb by the deaths.
“The community is just numb,” he said. “You do not think things like this will happen on your doorstep but, sadly they do.
“It is a very sad day.
“The couple would be very well-known and were well-liked in the area. They have a big family connection in the town.
“I would have known them personally and would have worked with them as part of my own work.
“It really is a tragedy.”
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