Leitrim Gardaí make arrest following death

Sligo/Leitrim Gardaí have arrested a man in his thirties following the death of a man in Arderry on Thursday night.

Local Gardaí responded to reports of an incident shortly after 9 am at a residential property in Arderry, where a man was found unresponsive.

The man, in his 40s, was treated at the scene by emergency services personnel but was pronounced deceased a short time later.

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A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in Leitrim.

A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed, and both the local Coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified.

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The body of the deceased remains at the scene, which is preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.

Investigations are ongoing.