Man found dead may have been victim of earlier assault

A man who was found dead at his home in West Cork had been helped home by neighbours the night before following an apparent assault.

Man found dead may have been victim of earlier assault

The revelation came as detectives in Skibbereen awaited the outcome last night of a postmortem examination on the body of the man in his late 40s who was found dead at his rented terraced home in Skibbereen at 9am yesterday.

The deceased, who was originally from England, is understood to have moved to West Cork several years ago before settling in the West Cork town.

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