Couple killed in Carndonagh

A murder investigation is underway after a man and his wife were found dead in Carndonagh.
Gardai at the house in Carndonagh where a couple were found dead.Gardai at the house in Carndonagh where a couple were found dead.
Gardai at the house in Carndonagh where a couple were found dead.

It is not yet clear how they died.

Gardai say they are investigating “the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a man and woman in their 70s at their home in Carndonagh Co Donegal shortly after 9am this morning.”

A man in his 40s was arrested and he is currently being detained at Buncrana Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act- 1984.

“The scene is currently preserved pending a Garda forensic examination. The Office of the State Pathologist has been informed and investigations are continuing,” a Garda spokesperson said.

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