UPDATE: Post-mortem conducted on body of Rathkeale woman who died following hit-and-run
Results of the autopsy are not being released for operational reasons
A POST-MORTEM has been conducted on the body of Rathkeale woman Marguerita Sheridan who died following a hit-and-run incident in the town.
The autopsy was carried out by State Pathologist, Dr Sally Ann Collis, on Sunday.
The results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational reasons, according to gardai, who continue to investigate the fatal incident that occurred on Saturday in the west Limerick town.
Meanwhile, a man in his 40s continues to be detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in County Limerick.
Gardaí continue to appeal for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.
Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the Rathkeale area between 11:30am and 1:00pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Rathkeale Garda Station on 069 63222, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
Investigations are ongoing.