Gardaí investigating death of man found in fire-damaged house

The body of a man in his 40s was discovered in the living room of the house yesterday afternoon.

GARDAÍ IN KERRY are investigating the death of a man in his forties at a house in the Glenbeigh area of the county.

His body was discovered in the living room of the house yesterday afternoon.

A fire, confined to the room, had broken out. Emergency services reported smoke damage to the house.

The man was alone in the house at the time.

Investigators are treating it as a sudden death, and the man’s body has been removed from the scene.

A post-mortem examination is set to be carried out on his remains, a Garda spokesperson confirmed.

The house – some 10km west of Killorglin – has been sealed off as investigations take place.

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