Liberty Street, Cork

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Live as Cork city centre apartment sealed off following incident (Cork Beo)

Emergency services rushed to the apartment on Liberty St after the discovery of a woman's body. The woman, 20s, was found in the early hours of this morning and ...

The results of the post-mortem will determine the course of the investigation The scene is currently preserved to allow for a forensic and technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. The Office of the State Pathologist has been notified and a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later today by Dr. Gardaí and Emergency Services were alerted to the incident at approximately 6.30am this morning. A scene was sealed off and a forensic examination got underway - a postmortem is set to be carried out by the state pathologist The deceased is a 28-year-old Brazilian national who had moved to Ireland this year and had taken up work in the Mercy Hospital nearby as a cleaner.

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Gardaí investigating murder of woman in Cork (RTE.ie)

A man has been arrested and gardaí are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in an apartment in Cork this morning.

"Even though she was only working for a short time for the company at the hospital, she was considered a hard and diligent worker and an esteemed colleague," it said. A man in his 20s was arrested and is being held at the Bridewell Station in Cork. The discovery was made at about 6.30am at a property in Liberty Street in Cork city.

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Dead woman found in Cork named as Bruna Fonseca, 28 (Irish Examiner)

Ms Fonseca, who was from Formiga in Minais Gerais in Brazil was working as a contract cleaner at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork city.

Door to door inquiries will be carried out and CCTV footage from the area will be reviewed. He remains in garda custody at the Bridewell Station in Cork city. Ms Fonseca was found unresponsive and was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. The rented flat is within metres of the Washington Street courthouse and near to Cork city centre. The emergency services and gardaí attended at the scene at 6.30am today. Ms Fonseca, who was from Formiga in Minais Gerais in Brazil was working as a contract cleaner at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork city.

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Young woman dies after being found 'unresponsive' in Cork ... (Irish Mirror)

Gardai and emergency services were called to the scene on Liberty Street in Cork city centre around 6.30am on New Year's Day.

The Office of the State Pathologist has been notified and a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later today by Dr. The results of the post-mortem will determine the course of the investigation “The scene is currently preserved to allow for a forensic and technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. “Gardai and Emergency Services were alerted to the incident at approximately 6.30am this morning. The body of the deceased remains at the scene. Gardai say the office of the State pathologist has been notified and a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later today - the results of which will determine the course of their investigation.

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Tributes paid to 28-year-old hospital worker found dead while man ... (thejournal.ie)

The woman has been named as 28-year-old Bruna Fonseca, a Brazilian national who was working Mercy University Hospital in Cork.

It is understood she had been living in Ireland for less than a year. May she rest in peace.” Gardai had met a man known to Fonseca outside the flat and he had taken them to a bedroom in the flat over a hair salon on Liberty Street in the city centre. “Even though she was only working for a short time for the company at the hospital she was considered a hard and diligent worker and an esteemed colleague. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal. Fonseca, who was from Formiga in Minais Gerais in Brazil, was working as a contract cleaner at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork city.

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Man arrested after body of woman (20s) found at apartment in Cork ... (Sunday World)

Gardaí are investigating “all circumstances” surrounding the death after the body was discovered in an apartment on Liberty Street. Sunday World.

A garda spokesperson said: “The scene is currently preserved to allow for a forensic and technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. Hit and mishap Gardaí are investigating “all circumstances” surrounding the death after the body was discovered in an apartment on Liberty Street on Sunday, January 1, 2023.

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Woman (28) found dead in Cork City named (BreakingNews.ie)

The arrested man continues to be detained at Bridewell Garda station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. A Garda Family Liaison Officer has been ...

Gardaí confirmed Ms Fonseca's identity on Sunday evening, adding that a post-mortem examination has since been completed, the results of which are being withheld for operational reasons. The woman found dead in a residential property in Cork City on Sunday morning has been named as Bruna Fonseca. The 28-year-old's body was discovered in the property on Liberty Street and a man, aged in his 20s, was earlier arrested in connection with the incident.

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