Crime & Law

Gardaí investigate death of woman in Dublin

Inquiry will focus on whether 54-year-old was assaulted at her flat last month

Gardaí are investigating if woman who died yesterday may have been a victim of assault. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Gardaí are investigating if woman who died yesterday may have been a victim of assault. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Rachel Flaherty
Fri Aug 22 2014 - 11:41

A woman who was found with head injuries in her Dublin flat last month has died in hospital.

She had been in a coma for almost a month and died at Beaumont Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Gardaí are investigating if the woman may have been a victim of assault.

She was found with in her flat on Ballybough Road on July 25th.

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Rachel Flaherty

Rachel Flaherty

Rachel Flaherty is Digital Features Editor and journalist with The Irish Times