Woman's body found in Belfast

A woman’s body was found in the front garden of a house in West Belfast, police said today.

A woman’s body was found in the front garden of a house in West Belfast, police said today.

The 56-year-old was discovered in the Navan Green area in the early hours.

"She appears to have taken ill," a police spokeswoman said.

A post-mortem examination is being carried out.

Police are not treating the death as suspicious at this stage but appealed to the public for information.

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