VIDEO: Murder investigation expected after athlete’s body found in back garden

Gardaí in Limerick are this morning expected to launch a murder investigation after the body of a well-known athlete was found in the back garden of a suburban house yesterday.

While the dead man has not been officially identified, he is understood to be Michal Rejmer, a Polish man based in Limerick for the last 11 years. Mr Rejmer, 38, worked at a McDonald’s in Castletroy. He was a popular member of Dooneen Athletic Club and regularly competed in marathons.

Mr Rejmer was last seen at his house at The Pines, Briarfield, in Castletroy on December 30. This is about 500m from the McDonald’s where he worked.