Gardaí still officially treating man’s death in Bweeng as ‘suspicious’

Gardaí are still officially treating as “suspicious” the death of a 36-year-old man in Co Cork who dabbled in drugs, but it is likely to be only a matter of time before they upgrade the case to a murder inquiry.

The battered body of Peter Murphy was discovered at his remote, rented home at lunchtime last Saturday, exhibiting what senior gardaí describe as “unexplained injuries.”

Gardaí believe the front door of his white-washed bungalow at Shanavoher, Bweeng was smashed in sometime between last Thursday evening and lunchtime on Saturday.