Three arrested in Katy French investigation

Two men and a woman have been arrested by gardaí investigating the death of model and socialite Katy French.

Two men and a woman have been arrested by gardaí investigating the death of model and socialite Katy French.

Officers in Navan, Co Meath arrested a man in his late 30s and and a woman in her late 20s at 9.30am. The man was taken to Navan Garda station and the woman to Kells for questioning.

Katy French: three people arrested in connection with her death
Katy French: three people arrested in connection with her death

They are being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

At 11.15am a man in his mid 20s was arrested and taken to Trim Garda station for questioning.

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A Garda spokesman said toxicology results had been received by gardaí investigating the case but said they were not going to be released at this stage.

"The release of these results is a matter for the coroner at a future date", he added.

Ms French (24)  died in hospital on Thursday, December 6th after collapsing at a friend's house the previous Sunday.

A Garda investigation into her death, involving officers from the National Drugs Unit and the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, has been continuing since December.

Hundreds of mourners, including the Taoiseach's aide de camp Captain Michael Tracey, attended her funeral in her home village of Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.

French celebrated her 24th birthday, along with a host of celebrity and media friends, the week before she died, in Dublin's Krystle nightspot.

Born in Switzerland, French's family moved to Ireland when she was a young girl and settled in Enniskerry.

Patrick  Logue

Patrick Logue

Patrick Logue is Digital Editor of The Irish Times