Man jumps from cliff after partner is found dead

THE African partner of a Polish woman, who was found dead in violent circumstances in Tralee yesterday, last night jumped from a cliff in Ballybunion following a six-hour stand-off with Garda negotiators.

A murder investigation had been expected to be launched today following the discovery of the body of the woman in her 20s in a house on the edge of Tralee town. She is believed to have been strangled.

Gardaí went to the rented, terrace house after receiving an emergency call at 3pm, and broke through a front sitting room window to gain entry to the house.