18/06/2007

Freezer victim identified

The body of a man who was found in a refrigeration unit in Galway has been identified.

However, the name of the 51-year-old will not be publicly released until his family have been informed.

A murder investigation was launched on Wednesday after the man’s body was discovered in a cold storage unit at a fishmonger’s shop at St John’s Avenue.

A post mortem examination is due to be carried out today. Details of how he died have not yet been established.

(JM/KMcA)

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