Gardai query woman's death

A post mortem examination will be conducted today on the body of a woman who was on a life support machine in Cork Regional Hospital…

A post mortem examination will be conducted today on the body of a woman who was on a life support machine in Cork Regional Hospital, gardai said early this morning.

The woman, who was SO and from Youghal, was brought to the hospital on Sunday evening. Her life support machine was turned off yesterday. Gardai want to establish whether she died in suspicious circumstances or suffered a stroke.

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