Wicklow body may have been Lithuanian

Gardaí investigating the discovery of a badly decomposed body in a woods in Co Wicklow believe the victim may have been a Lithuanian…

Gardaí investigating the discovery of a badly decomposed body in a woods in Co Wicklow believe the victim may have been a Lithuanian man.

The body was found lying face down in a stream in the Glen o' the Downs on Tuesday night by a man walking his dog.

Gardaí yesterday withheld the results of a post-mortem on the body of the man. But a spokeswoman said today that the dead man may have been a Lithuanian who has not been in the country for long.

"That is our main theory at the moment", the spokesman said. He added that it may be a number of days before the man is formally identified from dental records.

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Detectives are meeting the State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, this morning and further information on the cause of death is expected to be released later.