Body probably that of missing woman

POSTMORTEM examination results will decide the level of investigation by Gardaí following the discovery of a body in the boot of a car yesterday, thought to be that of Helen Donegan who went missing from her Co Kildare home in May.

The grim discovery was made as Gardaí carried out searches near Newcastle, Co Dublin, as part of their search for the woman.

Last night, Gardaí said they were treating the death as suspicious, but were awaiting the results of the postmortem before making further comment. Neither did Gardaí officially reveal the identity of the woman.