Man arrested over Skibbereen caravan death

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with the death of a father of seven whose body was found in caravan near Skibbereen, …

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with the death of a father of seven whose body was found in caravan near Skibbereen, Co Cork on St Stephen's Night.

A postmortem last night showed that Philip O'Driscoll (51), had died from head injuries.

Mr O'Driscoll's body was discovered in a caravan at Marsh Road shortly after 7.30pm on Monday.

Gardaí arrested a 40-year-old man at noon today.

He is being questioned under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at Clonakilty Garda Station.

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