Gardaí have arrested a woman in her 40s over the murder of a 56-year-old man whose body was found on the bank of the Blackwater near Mallow on 15 October. She is being held at a garda station in the southern region.
Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s, from eastern Europe, at a house in the Mallow area on Monday, 19 October. A chief superintendent extended his initial 24 hours of detention under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, which allows up to seven days.
Gardaí believe a shotgun was used in the killing but have not found it. A search of a property near the scene and a search of the Blackwater by the Garda Water Unit have so far failed to locate the weapon.
A man's body was found at about 9.30am on Friday, 23 October, near Macroom Castle. He has not been formally identified, and reports give his age as in his 30s (Irish Independent) or in his 20s (RTE).
Gardaí are treating the death of a 56-year-old man from Ballyphehane, Cork city, as murder. He was found dead on 15 October on the bank of the River Blackwater at Ballyellis, just downstream of Mallow, after a man walking his dog raised the alarm. Dr Margot Bolster, an assistant state pathologist, carried out the postmortem at Cork University Hospital and confirmed that gunshot wounds caused the death. Gardaí have not released the full results for operational reasons, but The Irish Times reports that he was hit at close range, in the back of the head and in the face. CCTV shows him travelling from Kent Station in Cork city to Mallow on Wednesday, 14 October, at 7.20pm. Gardaí believe he was heading to Ballyellis to collect a kilo of cocaine taken from a criminal group and concealed in a ditch in a field. One garda source described the killing as execution-style, with the killer taking the drugs and leaving the scene. Detectives are examining his phone activity, who he contacted before the journey, and whether he met anyone after reaching Mallow.
On Monday, 19 October, gardaí arrested a man in his 30s, from eastern Europe, at a house in the Mallow area and took him to Mallow Garda station. He was detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, which lets officers keep a suspect in custody for as long as seven days. A chief superintendent extended his initial 24-hour period, and according to The Irish Times he continues to be questioned. Separately, gardaí have arrested a woman in her 40s, who they have said is being held at a garda station in the southern region. A property close to where the body lay was searched, but the gun gardaí think was used in the killing has not been found. Water unit officers also combed the Blackwater in case the weapon had been discarded there, without finding it so far.
At about 9.30am on Friday, 23 October, a man's body was found in Macroom, Co Cork, near the grounds of Macroom Castle. The Irish Independent reports that a passerby raised the alarm shortly before 9am and that the man is understood to have been pronounced dead at the scene. RTE places the body on a course at Macroom Golf Club, just outside the town, so outlets differ on the exact spot. The man has not been formally identified, and his age is also reported differently: the Irish Independent gives an initial indication of his 30s, while RTE says he is in his 20s. Gardaí have notified the Office of the State Pathologist, a full post-mortem is scheduled at Cork University Hospital, and the scene has been preserved for forensic examination. CCTV from businesses and homes in the town will be studied to trace his last known movements, and the Irish Independent reports that the death is not thought to be linked to Storm Austen, which crossed Kerry and Cork that morning.
Gardaí have said the post-mortem result will shape the direction of their investigation into that death.
“A post-mortem examination will be arranged, the result of which will assist in determining the course of the garda investigation.”
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Gardaí have arrested a woman in her 40s over the murder of a 56-year-old man found shot near the River Blackwater in Mallow on 15 October. Separately, a man's body was found on Friday, 23 October, near Macroom Castle, and he has not yet been formally identified.
AI text based on reports by RTE.ie, Irish Independent, The Irish Times and other publishers. Published .