Post mortem conducted on body of schoolgirl found dead at weekend

A POST MORTEM examination was conducted yesterday on 16-year-old Ciara Gibbs, the schoolgirl who was found dead next to her unconscious mother in their family home in Co Kilkenny on Sunday.

The post mortem was carried out by State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy at Waterford Regional Hospital yesterday, but Gardaí said the result would not be made known at this time for operational reasons.

Ciara’s mother Lynn was described as being in a stable condition in St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny. Gardaí, who have said the death of Ciara Gibbs is as yet unexplained, are understood to be hoping to speak to the girl’s mother once her condition improves. They added that the investigation into Sunday’s tragedy was still “open and on-going”.