Gardaí treating death of man in Sligo as murder

GARDAÍ have launched a murder hunt based on the results of the post-mortem examination on the body of a man found in suspicious circumstances in Sligo town yesterday.

Gardaí have named the man as Paul Waters from Avondale, Sligo, who was in his 40s.

State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy confirmed the man sustained numerous head injuries.