Gardaí are expected to begin a murder inquiry following the discovery of the body of a man in his 40s in a house in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary late on Saturday night.
A 24-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault.
Gardaí had been called to the house at Callanan’s Lane off Castle Street in Carrick-on Suir at about 11.30pm on Saturday after receiving a 999 call.
They found a 47-year-old Czech man unresponsive after suffering a number of stab wounds to the chest area.
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Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene and his body remained at the house overnight as gardaí preserved the scene.
Gardaí requested the services of the State Pathologist’s Office and State Pathologist, Dr Heidi Okkers carried out a preliminary examination of the body at the scene on Sunday afternoon.
The man’s body was then removed to University Hospital Waterford where Dr Okkers began her postmortem examination at about 5pm.
Gardaí were expected to upgrade their investigation from one of assault to murder following receipt of the results of this examination.
Gardaí are not releasing the name of the deceased until all next of kin are notified. However it is understood he had been living in the house for some time.
The woman who was arrested is also believed to be from eastern Europe.
She is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows gardaí to hold suspects in custody for up to 24 hours before they have to be charged or released. She was taken to Clonmel Garda station for questioning.
Garda sources said that if the woman opted to exercise her rest period on Sunday night, it was likely her period of detention would expire early on Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, gardaí carried out door-to-door inquiries in the O’Callaghan’s Lane area to establish if anyone heard any disturbance in the house or saw anything suspicious in the cul de sac.
They have also been canvassing both domestic residences and business premises in Carrick-on-Suir for CCTV footage to help them piece together the deceased’s last movements.
Gardaí have set up an incident room and are appealing to anyone who may have any information about the incident to contact them at Clonmel Garda station on (052) 617 7640.
