Probe after body found in Tipperary

A body has been found at the back of a house in a rural area.

The body, understood to be a man, was found at about 2pm this afternoon at a home in the Fawnagown area a few miles from Tipperary town.

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the death.

It is understood that the body was found in a large tank and that it may have been there for a while.

The area around the house has been preserved for technical and forensic examinations, a spokesman said and the state pathologist and local coroner have been notified.

Dr Khalid Jaber from the pathologist’s office has been tasked to inspect the body and the scene to determine if there was a violent death.

An incident room has been established at Tipperary town garda station.