Gardaí investigating death of mother in Galway say post-mortem is complete

Kenneth Fox

Gardaí investigating the death of a mother of two in Clifden, Co Galway, say a post-mortem exam has now been completed.

The results are not being released for operational reasons.

The body of Masuma Sorahbi was discovered on Thursday morning.

A man in his 30s is in Garda custody and can be held for up to 24 hours.

The Irish Times reports that the woman was previously trapped in a violent relationship and had gone to An Garda Síochána and the courts in an attempt to extricate herself from it.

Masuma Sohrab previously sought a court order placing restrictions on a man who was abusing her.

The 31-year-old was found dead on Thursday morning at Waterloo Bridge on the outskirts of Clifden. She had sustained extensive injuries to her neck.

Originally from Tehran, it is understood she came to Ireland to escape the unrest and repressive regime in her home country. She arrived in a family group that included her two young children.

Sources said that while she encountered difficulties and had been subjected to gender-based violence, Sohrabi was integrating into the community in Co Galway very well.

She appeared fully committed to staying in Ireland and wished to make a new life for herself and her children here.

Sohrabi and the man she sought protection from via the courts lived at Waterloo House, a property being used by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) in Clifden, at the same time. However, the man was ordered to leave when she secured a court order against him last year.

Gardaí investigating her death are trying to establish if that man continued to have contact with Sohrabi, in breach of the court order, which had been in place for some time.