A jury at the Dublin City Coroner's Court has returned a verdict of unlawful killing at the inquest into the death of a Malawian woman who was strangled and dumped in a suitcase.

An inquest into the death of a Malawian woman whose body was found dumped in a bag on Blackhorse Avenue in Dublin, has heard how her boyfriend confessed to murder before taking his own life.

Garda forensic officers are carrying out fingertip searches of rubbish bins around the area where a murdered African woman was found hidden in a suitcase.

Gardaí are examining CCTV footage after the body of a woman was found dumped in a bag in Dublin. A murder investigation is expected to be launched.