Murder investigation launched following discovery of woman's body in County Roscommon
A floral tribute near where the body of the woman in her 50s was found at on lands at Curraghaleen, County Roscommon.
Local Gardaí have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a woman's body in County Roscommon yesterday.
Gardaí in Athlone continue to investigate the death of a 58 year old woman, whose body was discovered on lands at Curraghaleen, Co. Roscommon, on Monday, December 30th.
A post-mortem examination was carried out earlier today by the Deputy State Pathologist, Dr. Yvonne McCarthy, at Galway University Hospital. Results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational purposes.
The deceased has now been formally identified as Ms Mirjana Pap and following a post-mortem examination, An Garda Síochána has commenced a murder investigation.
Ms Pap was reported missing in the early hours of Saturday morning with Gardaí and her family expressing serious concerns for her well-being.
The appeal was stood down yesterday following the discovery of the body.
“The investigation is being led from the incident room at Athlone Garda Station by members of the Crime Functional Area in the Meath Westmeath Division under a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), with assistance from the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI),” a statement from Gardaí said.
“Investigating Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses and those with information to come forward.”
They are particularly interested in the movements of a silver 08G registered Peugeot 207 on Saturday 28th of December between 11am and 12noon.
The car is understood to have travelled from Beechville estate, Athlone onto the N6 motorway (west bound) from junction 11 to junction 13 before continuing on the R362 from Monksland to Bealnaulla.
Motorists who travelled along these routes within this timeframe are asked to provide Gardaí with dash-cam footage.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Athlone Garda Station on 090 649 8550, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with funeral costs for the Pap family. The page, 'Help for funeral costs for Family Pap', has already raised €17,922 of a €22,000 target.
