08/08/2014

Body Found In Home Of Missing Co Laois Woman

A body has been found by gardaí searching for a missing Co Laois woman.

It is understood that gardaí searching for 54-year-old Carmel Tynan, who was last seen near her home at Patricks Avenue on Sunday, have uncovered a body at her home in Portarlington.

The body is said to have been found behind piles of clothes in a walk-in wardrobe.

Gardaí say that their initial investigation does not suggest foul play. A forensic examination of the scene is underway.

Hundreds of volunteers had been helping to search the town for the missing woman.

(MH/IT)

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