Gardaí are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body of a woman in Passage East this week.
The woman, who was aged in her 60s, has been named locally as Carmel Robinson, and she was found at her home in the Brookside area of the village by Gardaí on Monday 10 November. Her body was removed from the scene following the discovery, and she was transported to University Hospital Waterford (UHW) for a post-mortem examination, where the Coroner was notified. It is understood that foul play is not suspected to have played a role in her death.
It is believed that the body of Ms. Robinson may have lain undiscovered in her house for up to two weeks, as Gardaí visited her home following alerts from neighbours that she had not been seen for some time.
She lived a quiet life, attended school in Passage East, and worked for most of her life as a civil servant in England. Sadly, the body of her beloved dog was also discovered by Gardaí at her home on Monday.
Independent Councillor Declan Barry, who is from Passage East, told The Munster Express he was “deeply saddened” to hear of her death and gave his sincere condolences to her family. He mentioned that he had attended a neighbouring house to Ms. Robinson’s only a few days before she was discovered.
Cllr Barry said: “It’s a poor lookout for our society that she may have been there for a couple of weeks. We should all be checking on our neighbours, things like this shouldn’t happen.”
In relation to the investigation, a Garda Spokesperson said: “Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a deceased woman in her 60s at a domestic residence in Passage East, Co. Waterford, on Monday 10 November. The Coroner was notified and her body has since been removed to University Hospital Waterford, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. Investigations are ongoing.”
Ms. Robinson’s online death notice stated that she will be reposing at a funeral home in Waterford on Friday 14 November, which will be followed by burial in Crook Cemetery on Saturday 15 November. She is predeceased by her parents Annie and Philip and her brothers Ned and Philip. She is survived by her sisters May and Ann, her nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, extended family, neighbours and friends.
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