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Sligo victim named as Eugene Gillespie


The Deputy State Pathologist Michael Curtis is to conduct a post mortem later on the body of a man who died after an apparent assault during a break-in at his home in Sligo Town.

The 67-year-old victim has been named locally as Eugene Gillespie, a former Eircom employee and local shopkeeper.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious in the Old Market Street area between Wednesday night and Friday night.


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