Woman's body found in car boot

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of a Co Kildare woman have found a body in the boot of a car in Co Dublin.

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of a Co Kildare woman have found a body in the boot of a car in Co Dublin.

Helen Donegan (30) was last seen at her home at St Patrick's Park, Celbridge almost seven weeks ago.

As part the investigation into her disappearance, gardaí conducted several searches today at a premises near Newcastle.

The searches eventually led to the discovery of human remains in the boot of a car parked at a premises.

A spokesman confirmed gardaí were treating the death as suspicious, and that the scene had been sealed off and preserved for a technical examination.

A postmortem to determine the identity of the remains and the cause of death will be carried out tomorrow.

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