A BODY REMOVED from a Wexford town house today may have lain undiscovered for some time.

There was a large multi-agency response at a Wexford housing estate this afternoon as a man’s body was removed from a house.

Gardai, the National Ambulance Service and Wexford Fire Service all responded to a scene at Belvedere Grove, a housing estate in Clonard Parish, and gained access to a house where they uncovered the body of a male, aged in his 60s.

The scene was immediately cordoned off and a full examination was carried out, with locals reporting that men in ‘hazmat’ or boiler suits were seen emerging from the property.

A garda source has confirmed that a call came in at 1:40 pm from a concerned neighbour, requesting that gardai carry out a welfare check at the man’s house.

They were joined by the National Ambulance Service and Wexford Fire Service assisted with the removal of the man’s remains.

A forensic examination was carried out at the property before the man’s remains were taken to University Hospital Waterford for a full post mortem examination.

In a statement, Garda Press Office said: ‘Gardai are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a male in a domestic residence in the Townpark’s area of Wexford town, Co. Wexford, this afternoon, 15 April.

‘The male’s body has ben removed from the scene. A post mortem examination will take place in due course

‘The results of the examination will determine the course of the Garda investigation. The coroner has been notified and investigations are ongoing.”