Miriam Burns, 75, was found dead at her house in Killarney last year
They alerted gardaí who immediately became suspicious as Ms Burns had injuries consistent with an assault and gardaí launched a murder investigation after a postmortem by Assistant State Pathologist, Dr Margot Bolster confirmed she had died a violent death.
Garda technical experts are understood to have found no sign of forced entry at the property, suggesting that Ms Burns may well have known her killer and admitted him or her into her house.
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