BREAKING: Woman arrested after body of 6-year-old boy is found in a car
The boy's body has been found in County Waterford in Ireland
Last updated 9th Feb 2024
A woman has been arrested after the body of a six-year-old boy was found in a car in Co Waterford, Ireland
Emergency services found the child shortly after midnight and pronounced him dead at the scene.
A woman in her 30s was arrested near the scene in Dunmore East and is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a police station in Co Waterford.
The boy's body was removed to Waterford University Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The scene is preserved for forensic examination and the local Coroner and Office of the State Pathologist have been notified.
Gardai said inquiries are ongoing and the results of the post-mortem examination will determine the course of the investigation.
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