Man held over nursing home death

A 46-year-old man is being held in connection with the death of an 83-year-old woman in a Co Waterford nursing home earlier today…

A 46-year-old man is being held in connection with the death of an 83-year-old woman in a Co Waterford nursing home earlier today.

He was arrested at Dublin airport this afternoon and is being questioned at Waterford Garda Station.

A post mortem on the woman will take place at Waterford General Hospital later this evening.

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