Two held over Dublin death

Gardaí have arrested two men in connection with the death of a Romanian woman whose body was found in the Phoenix Park in Dublin…

Gardaí have arrested two men in connection with the death of a Romanian woman whose body was found in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.

Eugenia Bratis (50) from Timisoara in Romania was found in a wooded area off Military Road in the Phoenix Park on August 5th last.

A postmortem found Ms Bratis, who has a husband and two adult children in Romania and who was “living rough” in Dublin died of multiple stab wounds.

Two men – aged 18 and 36 – were arrested on the North Circular Road in Dublin this morning.

They area being held at Finglas and Cabra Garda stations under section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act.

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