Gardaí believe man who died in Drogheda may have been assaulted

Gardaí in Co Louth believe a man whose body was found in Drogheda on Wednesday night may have been assaulted before his death
The man’s body was found on a patch of wasteland in the Greenhills area of the town, near an industrial estate, at around 9pm.
He had several visible injuries, including blood coming from his mouth and eyes. A number of other people were in the area at the time and are co-operating with gardaí.
The man was aged in his thirties and originally from eastern Europe. Gardaí are working to track down his next of kin.
Gardaí believes his body may have lain in the wasteland for a number of hours before being discovered. One line of investigation is that he died of wounds sustained during an assault earlier in the day.
A spokesman said the investigation will be guided by the results of a postmortem.
The man’s body was found by passersby on Wednesday evening who alerted gardaí. Emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene.
The State Pathologist and local coroner have been notified and gardaí have sealed off the area pending a full forensic examination.
A Garda spokesman said gardaí are “investigating all of the circumstances” surrounding the discovery of the body.