Elderly couple found dead in Donegal house; Man arrested

Gardaí in Buncrana in Co Donegal are investigating the discovery of the body of a man and a woman in their 70s at a house in Carndonagh.

Elderly couple found dead in Donegal house; Man arrested

Gardaí in Buncrana in Co Donegal are investigating the discovery of the body of a man and a woman in their 70s at a house in Carndonagh.

The discovery was made shortly after 9am today.

A man in his 40s was arrested a short time later. He is being held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act

The State Pathologist's Office has been notified.

The scene has been preserved and a technical examination will take place.

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