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The incident in Cork city is being treated as murder
A murder inquiry is under way after the discovery of a dismembered body outside a house in Cork city.
The man’s body was found on Boreenmanna Road, one kilometre from Cork city centre, at about 16:00 local time on Saturday.
Gardaí (Irish police) said the body had been there for several days.
RTÉ is reporting that the man had been decapitated, with his head and arms being found in the grounds of the house.
It is understood the man has now been identified – he was in his mid-60s and from the city. However, his name will not be released until his relatives are informed.
Speaking at a press conference, Det Supt Michael Comyns said the full extent of the man’s injuries will not be known until a post-mortem examination is completed.
It is not known if the man died where his body was found.
Derelict site
Det Supt Comyns said the man’s body had been discovered by a neighbour on Saturday evening in the backyard of the house.
He said gardaí were conducting house-to-house inquiries.
“We are appealing to anyone who can assist us with our investigation to contact us,” he said.
“The discovery was made at a derelict site on Boreenmanna Road, along a busy traffic route in and out of the city centre.
“We are appealing to both motorists and pedestrians who may have been in the area since Christmas Day to come forward.
“We are particularly appealing to motorists to make any camera footage (including dash-cam) from the area available to us.”
The state pathologist, Heidi Okkers, visited the scene on Sunday.
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