Man questioned after woman, 50, beaten to death in home

A 21-year-old man is being questioned by gardaí after a woman was brutally beaten to death in the early hours of yesterday.

The man was arrested in Bray, Co Wicklow, at 11am yesterday after Lynn Cassidy, aged 50, was found dead at 1.30am.

It is understood that Ms Cassidy, who worked as a counsellor, had been living at the Deepdales Estate on Southern Cross Rd for three years with her son, who is understood to have health issues.