Post-Mortem Due On Woman’s Body Found In Burning Car In Cork

A post-mortem examination is due to take place today on the body of a woman which was found in a burning car in Cork yesterday evening.

At around 4.30pm Gardaí were alerted to a car that was on fire in the Doneraile area in North Cork.

A man, who was known to the woman, was later rescued from a nearby river.

The examination will be carried out by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster at Cork University Hospital.

A garda investigation is under way into the incident.