Post-mortem due on woman's body found in burning car in Cork

Woman, 72, from the Mallow area and man, 62, from Co Limerick, have not been named but are understood to be known to each other

Garda technicians cover a car license plate at the scene where a woman was pronounced dead in a burned out car outside Doneraile in north Cork.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place today on the body of a woman found dead in north Co Cork on Thursday evening.

The woman, aged 72 and believed to be from the Mallow area, was discovered at around 5pm in the car.