Gardai launch murder inquiry after post-mortem confirms that Paula Canty (31) died a violent death as a result of foul play

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The investigation was upgraded on Saturday afternoon after an autopsy on the body of Paula Canty, 31, confirmed she died a violent death

A murder inquiry was launched after the postmortem on Ms Canty’s body was completed. The results have not been released for operational reasons, but it is understood the examination by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster confirmed that Ms Canty died as a result of being stabbed.

Gardaí are following a definite line of inquiry in a murder investigation after the fatal stabbing of a young woman in a Cork flat.

A murder investigation is being launched into the death of a 31-year-old woman following a post-mortem examination.

Gardaí were alerted when paramedics arrived at Ms Canty’s top floor apartment at the Belfry on Bridewell Lane in Mallow at around midday on Friday and found her unresponsive in the kitchen-cum-living room area with a wound to her chest.

Paula Canty, who was due to celebrate her 32nd birthday on Monday, was found dead in an apartment in Mallow on Friday morning

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a 31-year-old woman in Co Cork following the results of a post-mortem examination. Gardaí said they are not releasing the results of the post-mortem examination on Paula Canty for “operational purposes”.

A murder investigation is under way into the death of a 31-year-old woman following the results of a post-mortem examination carried out on her body.

The investigation was upgraded on Saturday afternoon after an autopsy on the body of Paula Canty, 31, confirmed she died a violent death