Death treated as tragic incident

Gardaí are treating the death of a 65-year-old woman whose body was found in a rural part of Co Limerick in suspicious circumstances as a tragic incident.

Treasa Nyst was found with a head injury at the rear of a neighbour’s house in an area known as Ballygibba, which is located between Bruree and Kimallock at around 3pm on Saturday.

A Garda spokesman has confirmed that an autopsy revealed no foul play and the death is being treated as a “tragic incident”.

A file is being prepared for the coroner.

The mother-of-three was found lying face down, just a mile from her own home in Tankardstown, where she lived alone.

Gardaí were concerned about how she may have died and were treating her death as suspicious until an autopsy was carried out.

Ms Nyst is survived by her husband Alan who lives in a nursing home in Bruree, two grown-up daughters, and a son.

Professor Marie Cassidy, the state pathologist, arrived at the area at around 11.30am yesterday and a preliminary examination of the scene was carried out.

Ms Nyst’s body was later removed to University Hospital Limerick for an autopsy which commenced at around 3pm.

Local people attending midday Mass in Kilmallock yesterday spoke of their shock and sadness at the local woman’s death.

“I’m here over 60 years and there’s never been anything of that nature,” said one local man. ’It definitely has people rattled.”

Another local woman said that the community was “dumfounded”.

“People are shocked and very sad. Everybody knew her very well. She was out and about a lot.”

Detective Inspector Brian Sugrue, Acting Superintendent, Bruff Garda station, said: “We are treating this as a tragic incident. No crime has been committed.”