Man due in court after body found in house in Mayo

The 83-year-old was a well-known farmer whose family lived at Pheasant Hill, near Castlebar, for generations

Gardaí at the scene after the body of an elderly man was found at a burning house at Pheasant Hill in Castlebar, Co Mayo, shortly after 6.30pm on Sunday. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A man has been charged in connection with the discovery of a body in Mayo on Sunday night.

A man, 60s, was arrested on Sunday evening as part of the murder investigation and was held for questioning at Castlebar Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.