Murder inquiry into death of pensioner

Gardaí launched a murder inquiry yesterday, days after a pensioner was found dead on his bathroom floor.

It was initially thought that Seamus Doherty died as a result of an accident or perhaps took his own life at his home in Co Donegal.

However, following an autopsy carried out yesterday by Professor Marie Cassidy, the State pathologist, which revealed Mr Doherty had suffered a traumatic death, gardaí upgraded their investigation to a murder inquiry.