Gardaí have begun a murder investigation into the death of a 58-year-old woman whose body was found in a field in Curraghaleen, Co Roscommon on Monday.
Following a post-mortem, the woman has been formally identified as Mirjana Pap, a Croatian woman who was the subject of a missing person’s appeal after she was reported missing from her home in Athlone in Co Westmeath on Saturday.
They have appealed for information about the movements of a silver 2008 Galway-registered Peugeot 207 on Saturday between 11am and 12pm. The car is understood to have travelled from Beechville estate, Athlone onto the N6 motorway west bound from junction 11 to junction 13 before continuing on the R362 from Monksland to Bealnaulla.
Motorists who travelled along these routes within this timeframe are asked to provide gardaí with dash-cam footage.
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A senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation and an incident room has been established at Athlone Garda station. A family liaison officer has also been assigned to provide support to the family.
Examinations are currently under way at the scene and at a residential property in Athlone by the Garda technical bureau. Two cars have also been seized for examination.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Athlone Garda station on 090 649 8550, the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
A Garda spokeswoman said investigations are ongoing.
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