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16/09/2014
Body Being Exhumed After Man Claims 1994 Murder
The body of a woman found dead in Dublin on 8th October 1994 is to be exhumed to undergo a post-mortem in light of new information given to gardaí.
The body of Margot Seary (42) was found at a flat in Rathmines following a night out with friends. A post-mortem found that she had died of asphyxiation after choking.
The 1994 investigation did not treat the death as suspicious and no one was sought in connection with the death.
However, Gardaí have said that a man has presented himself at a garda station claiming to have killed Ms Seery. It is understood that the man was able to lead officers to the flat where Ms Seery's body was found.
At 07:30 this morning (Tuesday) gravediggers began the process of exhuming the body. The full exhumation is expected to take several hours.
(MH/CD)
The body of Margot Seary (42) was found at a flat in Rathmines following a night out with friends. A post-mortem found that she had died of asphyxiation after choking.
The 1994 investigation did not treat the death as suspicious and no one was sought in connection with the death.
However, Gardaí have said that a man has presented himself at a garda station claiming to have killed Ms Seery. It is understood that the man was able to lead officers to the flat where Ms Seery's body was found.
At 07:30 this morning (Tuesday) gravediggers began the process of exhuming the body. The full exhumation is expected to take several hours.
(MH/CD)
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