Drogheda Gardaí have launched an investigation after a man’s body was discovered by a passerby at Greenhills at approximately 9.00 pm last night, Wednesday 21st August.
Emergency services pronounced the man dead at the scene, he had several injuries with blood coming from his mouth and eyes.
The State Pathologist and local coroner have been notified and gardaí have sealed off the area pending a full forensic examination.
Gardaí believe the man’s body may have lain in the wasteland for a number of hours before being discovered. One line of investigation is that he died of wounds he sustained in an earlier assault.
The man was in his thirties and originally from eastern Europe. Gardaí are working to track down his family.
