Cork woman who died after assault 'was gentle and likeable', funeral mass told

Requiem Mass for Paula Canty on Saturday in St. John the Baptist Church, Kinsale. Picture: Denis Boyle

A mother of two who was found dead in her flat in Mallow, Co Cork earlier this month was kind and likeable and had a creative flair which brought her solace amid the struggles of her life, her funeral mass has heard.

The body of Paula Canty, 31, was found in an upper storey flat in Bridewell Lane in Mallow on January 3. The native of Kinsale in Co Cork died just three days before she would have celebrated her 32nd birthday.