18/05/2009

Shock 'Body In Boot' Case Probed

A man's body has been found in a car boot in Dublin.

Gardaí found the body in the car which had crashed at St Joseph's Park, Finglas, in the city on Sunday evening at about 10pm.

It is thought that the dead man was in his 20s.

The scene was cordoned off last night as the Irish state pathologist investigates the case and forensic examinations are carried out.

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