No suspicious circumstances in death of Cork mother found at Ballincollig home

Autopsy finds no suspicious circumstances after 32-year-old mother Kelly Cremin discovered dead at her Ballincollig home

A Garda cordon remains in place at a house at Innishmore Park, Ballincollig Co Cork on Saturday morning after the discovery of the body of a woman on Friday evening. Picture: Larry Cummins

Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a Cork mother who was found dead at her home in Ballincollig.

An autopsy on 32-year-old Kelly Cremin was completed on Saturday afternoon.

Garda sources said the examination found no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.

It is understood she was found with a head injury upstairs in her home at Innishmore Park, Ballincollig, on Friday evening. Neighbours raised the alarm and emergency services attended the scene.

It is believed she died in a fall. A file will now be prepared for the Coroners Court. Gardaí confirmed in a statement that the autopsy results are not being released for operational reasons.

Neighbours had been concerned after she had not been seen for some time.

A technical examination of the house was carried out, and gardaí also conducted door-to-door enquiries on Saturday morning while theautopsy was taking place at the Cork City Morgue at Cork University Hospital.

Flowers left at the scene. Picture: Larry Cummins

Flowers have been left at the scene by friends and neighbours. Ms Cremin grew up in the Innishmore estate and still has relatives in the Ballincollig area, according to locals.

The weekly Parkrun in the local regional park was cancelled on Sunday morning as a mark of respect.

Locals were still in shock following the discovery, with some saying it brought to mind the rape and killing of 22-year-old beautician Rachel Kiely in October 2000. She was also from Innishmore.

Local priest Ronan Sheehan said the death of a mother in the run-up to Mother’s Day was particularly poignant. He said she will be remembered at weekend Masses in the parish, adding that she attended Mass herself in recent weeks.