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17/02/2009
Donegal Garda Death 'Not Suspicious'
The funeral of a police officer who died while off duty in Co Donegal at the weekend is due to take place tomorrow.
Gardaí said today that they are not treating the death on Saturday as suspicious.
Enda Hughes, 29, was in Letterkenny celebrating a stag party. It is understood he fell twice during Friday evening.
His body was discovered in his hotel room the following morning.
"Nothing sinister is suspected. It was a tragic accident," said a Gardaí spokesman today.
Garda Hughes, who was based in Dundalk, will be buried on Tuesday near his family home in Co Mayo.
(BMcC/JM)
Gardaí said today that they are not treating the death on Saturday as suspicious.
Enda Hughes, 29, was in Letterkenny celebrating a stag party. It is understood he fell twice during Friday evening.
His body was discovered in his hotel room the following morning.
"Nothing sinister is suspected. It was a tragic accident," said a Gardaí spokesman today.
Garda Hughes, who was based in Dundalk, will be buried on Tuesday near his family home in Co Mayo.
(BMcC/JM)
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