GARDAI in Waterford are expected to launch a murder investigation today following the death of a 35-year-old woman in her home yesterday.
The body of the woman, named locally as Ms Sandra Tobin, was found in her single-storey corporation house at Closegate, in the city centre, following an anonymous telephone call to Ballybricken Garda Station. It is understood her semi-naked body was found in a bedroom with a hold-all bag covering her head.
The Assistant State Pathologist, Ms Margaret Bolster, will carry out a post-mortem on the body at Waterford Regional Hospital this morning.
Early indications are that the house had been broken into. There was some smoke damage inside, possibly as a result of an attempt to set fire to the building. Ms Tobin was the mother of one child, Jennifer (7).
Gardai appealed last night for anyone with information to come forward in the strictest confidence.