Man remains in custody following death of woman, 47, in Waterford

Man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of assault causing harm shortly after gardaí and ambulance personnel found body of woman at a house in the city on Sunday

Local sources have described the street as a very quiet part of the city, with little traffic, with families living there for a long time, although there has been some renting in recent years. File Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

Gardaí are expected to make a decision by the early afternoon on whether or not to upgrade their investigation into the suspicious death of a woman in Waterford City as murder.

A man, aged 34, was arrested on suspicion of assault causing harm shortly after gardaí and ambulance personnel found the body of a woman at a house in the city on Sunday morning.