Couple found dead Tipperary

Post-mortems on the bodies were inconclusive and police now hope to use laboratory and toxicology tests to determine the cause of death because of the ...

Gardai from Clonmel will conduct door-to-door enquiries to try and determine the last known sighting of the couple and have appealed for anyone with information on the couple’s last known movements to contact them. “It’s just shocking. With a population of only 60 residents in the small, rural agricultural village and 600 residents in the hinterland, the couple “kept to themselves,” according to Cllr Fitzgerald. Dental records and DNA were used in the identification of the deceased. Locals had known the couple were due to travel to France at that time and that someone had been asked to cut their grass while they were away. The couple, aged 81 and 79, who were originally from the UK were found in their home.

Gardaí are understood to have seen a letter, written by either Nicholas Smith, 81, or his wife Hilary, 79, in which one of them writes that another English ...

There were no signs of a forced entry, curtains were drawn – and the couple appear to have indicated to locals they were selling up and moving away in the months and weeks before they vanished from sight. Toxicology tests may also indicated whether the couple may have succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. A number of differing scenarios are being looked as as far as how the couple died.

According to reports, Gardai have been made aware of a note penned by the elderly couple, who were found dead this week in their Tipperary home.

We certainly have to do that." The letter was put through the neighbour's letterbox shortly thereafter. The Irish Examiner was first to report that a letter penned by the English couple - who have been named as Nicholas and Hilary Smith - was sent to a neighbour with whom they were friendly in the autumn of 2020.

The elderly couple, Nicholas and Hilary Smith, were found in their bungalow in Cloneen after possibly passing away 18 months ago due to unknown ...

The blinds were drawn in both of the rooms with Gardaí finding no evidence of violence to either body. Garda sources have shared that the central element of their ongoing investigation is that the bodies were found in different rooms within the Cloneen bungalow. The location of the Tipperary couple’s body in their bungalow home may be significant to their deaths, say Gardaí.

It's understood post-mortems on the bodies on Tuesday were inconclusive and gardaí now hope to use laboratory and toxicology tests to determine the cause of ...

Local councillor and publican of The Thatch pub in the village, Mark Fitzgerald said he too has been left shocked over the couple’s deaths. Dental records and DNA were used in the identification of the deceased. One local said to me ‘Mark, you see these things on the news and you never expect it to be coming live from our village.” Mr Smith’s body was found in one of the bedrooms while his wife was found in the living room. So far they have found no evidence of foul play and are exploring all possible options as to how the couple may have died, including links to Covid-19. “It’s such a shock for everyone.

Retired pair Nicholas and Hilary Smith believed to have died in their house near Cloneen up to 18 months before being found.

Gardaí are seeking to find details of any medical conditions either of the Smiths might have suffered from which could have contributed to their deaths. “We have heard this report which, if correct, would suggest Mr Smith hadn’t been in contact with his brother for the best part of 30 years. The team investigating the deaths of Nicholas and Hilary Smith at their home near Cloneen have taken several statements from locals.

THE elderly man found dead at his Tipperary home earlier this week died from natural causes - but the cause of his wife's death remains unclear.

A source said particular attention was being paid to a number of prescription medications that had been found in the property. Neighbours last saw the couple in late 2020. Blinds were drawn in the rooms involved. However, the remains of his wife were found just up the hallway in the sitting room. A careful search of the property yielded no weapons or anything to indicate foul play. The body of Mr Smith was discovered in the bedroom of the bungalow.

However, the cause of death of his wife remains unclear. The couple were discovered at their home in Cloneen near the Tipperary-Kilkenny border. 2. The ...

“Of course, we have to continually do that and be vigilant in terms of looking after neighbours and particularly elderly neighbours or vulnerable neighbours who may need help and support. He said: “We have to await the full investigation of that terrible situation in Nenagh in Tipperary. The couple were found deceased in separate parts of the property and a key component of the investigation is why the bodies of were in different rooms of the bungalow.