A woman in her 60s has died after being attacked in Ballybrit on Friday night, and one man has been arrested in connection with this incident.
Gardaí were alerted to an serious assault at a home in Ballybrit, Galway City at approximately 11:45pm on Friday.
A woman, aged 65 years, was removed from the scene to University Hospital Galway in a serious condition and passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A post-mortem examination has taken place the results of which are not being disclosed for operational reasons.
The scene remains preserved and is continuing to being examined by the Garda Technical Bureau.
A man in his 30s, has since been arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the North Western Region.
