Gardaí were last night investigating the "suspicious" circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man's body in a flat in Terenure, south Dublin, yesterday afternoon.
The man, in his 40s, is believed to have suffered injuries consistent with being attacked. He was last seen alive on Monday night in the locality. Neighbours claimed the man lived alone in his flat and that he was an Irish national.
His landlord found him in his flat at the rear of a house on Harold's Cross Road and immediately raised the alarm. Gardaí arrived at the scene at about 3 p.m.
Officers discovered a body which appeared to have been there for "at least a number of days". It is believed the position of the body raised Garda suspicions.
It is reported that the body appeared to be covered in wounds consistent with a physical assault.
The house was immediately sealed off, and forensic experts were called to the scene.
The State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, arrived at the house in the early evening, and the body was taken to the city morgue for a post mortem.
The results are expected this morning.
A Garda spokeswoman said: "The body was taken from the house to the city morgue to allow a post-mortem to be carried out, the results of which will determine whether or not a murder investigation will be launched. We can only comment on the extent and the nature of the injuries once Dr Marie Cassidy gives her report on the post-mortem."
Gardaí in Terenure are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.