Murder investigation launched after discovery of body of woman in the Midlands

A murder investigation has been launched after the discovery of a body of woman in a field in the Midlands

Gardaí in Athlone continue to investigate the death of a woman in her 50s, whose body was discovered on lands at Curraghaleen, Co. Roscommon, near Athlone on Monday, December.

A post-mortem examination was carried out earlier today by the Deputy State Pathologist, Dr. Yvonne McCarthy, at Galway University Hospital. Results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational purposes.

The deceased has now been formally identified as Mirjana Pap and following a post-mortem examination, An Garda Síochána has commenced a murder investigation.

The investigation is being led from the incident room at Athlone Garda Station by members of the Crime Functional Area in the Meath Westmeath Division under a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), with assistance from the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI).

Investigating Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses and those with information to come forward.

They are particularly interested in the movements of a silver 08G registered Peugeot 207 on Saturday 28th of December 2024 between 11am and 12noon.

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.

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.  

The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.