Cleaner did not find body in department

THE woman who lay dead for more than two days in the Department of Agriculture headquarters in Dublin before her body was discovered was not found by a cleaner, the department confirmed yesterday.

The department yesterday confirmed that the woman, who is understood to be in her mid-30s, left her office on Friday, August 31 last, and her body was found in another room in the building on Sunday, September 2.

Gardaí made the discovery during a search of the building which began on the Saturday.