Man who shot himself was part of rape inquiry

A separated father who shot himself in a 4x4 in Drogheda in the early hours of yesterday morning had been questioned by gardaí about an alleged rape.

Gardaí in the Louth town had been preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation into the alleged incident.

It is understood the allegation was made recently by a prostitute who had complained a man had raped her after arranging to meet her at a local hotel.