Lithuanian mother and daughter found in Kerry house suffered violent deaths

Senior gardaí are meeting in Co Kerry this morning following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and daughter at a house in Killorglin yesterday.

The 27 year old woman and her eight year old daughterwere found at their home in Langford Downs at around 8.30pm in the evening.

They have been named locally asJolanta Lubite and her daughter Enrika.

It is understood the pair had been living in Ireland for around five years.

A garda source said they both suffered violent deaths and a murder investigation is likely to be launched when their exact causes of death are established.

The State Pathologist has been informed and a crime scene unit is en route from Dublin.

Killorglin Parish Priest Fr. Michael Fleming ,speaking to Radio Kerry, says the community is praying for everybody involved.

"We wake up to pull the curtain to see what the weather is like, but we forget about the weather when we hear it on the news" he said.

"(We) hear it so often and we pray so often for respect for life - but when it comes home, up the street from you, it's a different story."