Young woman dies after assault in Co Meath

A woman in her 20s has died following an assault in Athboy, Co Meath.

Early Friday morning, Garda received a call from an unresponsive woman at a home in the Rathmore neighbourhood of Athboy.

Staff from the National Ambulance Service were present at the site when the woman was pronounced dead. Her body remains at the scene, which is now kept for forensic and technical analysis.

The office of the State Pathologist and the Garda Technical Bureau has been notified and a postmortem examination will be arranged.

A 30-year-old guy was later detained in Ashbourne Garda station after being arrested at a different place.

Gardaí have launched an investigation and an incident room has been established at Kells Garda station.

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