Gardai in Cork began a murder investigation yesterday after initial results from the postmortem on the body of a man showed he died after receiving several blows to the body.
The man was named last night as Thomas Harte (40), single, from Allen Square, Ballymacthomas, Cork. His body was found in the front room of a derelict house on Leitrim Street on Tuesday morning.
Gardai were reluctant to give details yesterday but it is thought that Mr Harte died some time between 6 p.m. on Monday and 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Gardai have appealed to anyone who may have been in the area between these times to contact them on a special telephone line 021551252.
