Gardaí are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a man (80s) and woman (70s) in a house in Kilderry, Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny.
The alarm was raised by family members at approximately 7pm yesterday evening (21/11/18). Gardaí attended the scene and they were both pronounced dead a short time later. It’s understood they may have been in the house a number of days.
Both bodies remain at the scene which was preserved overnight by Gardaí. Members of the Garda Technical Bureau are currently examining the house. The office of the State Pathologist and local Coroner have been notified of the deaths.
The outcome of a post-mortem examination will determine the course of the Garda investigation in the case.
Further updates will follow.
