Discovery of a body at house in Charleville, Cork on the 03/09/2012

Gardai in Charleville are investigating all the circumstances following the discovery of the body of a 8 year old child at his home in Harrisson Place, Charleville at approximately 10a.m. this morning Monday 3rd September, 2012.

The scene has been preserved and the Divisional Crime Scene Investigators will examine the scene later today and the services of the State Pathologist have been requested.  The body of the child remains at scene and a female aged 43 years has been taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment.