Elderly man arrested after west Cork body find
Bantry garda station. Picture: Des Barry
An elderly man has been arrested after a body was discovered in West Cork.
The body of the 53-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, was found at the bottom of an embankment at 5.20pm today after gardaí responded to a disturbance in the Seskin area, west of Bantry.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the area was cordoned off for a technical examination. The State Pathologist has been notified.
It is understood that injuries on the body are consistent with an assault, but that will not be confirmed until a post mortem is carried out tomorrow.
The man under arrest, who is in his 70s, is being questioned at Bantry garda station.
It is believed the incident occurred after a fight between people who were drinking in the area.
Gardaí say they are treating the death as suspicious.
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