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Updated, 5.19pm
THERE HAS BEEN a significant development in the investigation into the murder of a Malawian woman whose body was found in a luggage bag, according to gardaí.
TheJournal.ie understands that the body of the man, thought to be a Zimbabwean national, who was the chief suspect in the investigation has been found in Kent, England.
It’s believed that no foul play is suspected in his death.
The body of the 26-year-old woman, who has been named in multiple reports as Rudo Mawere, was discovered on Sunday morning in a luggage bag left off Blackhorse Avenue in Cabra, north Dublin city.
A garda spokesman said detectives “have liaised very closely with the PSNI and UK police” since the discovery.
“Today we received information from them which is a significant development in our investigation,” he said.
In a statement, Kent police said the body of a man believed to be a Zimbabwean national was found by a dog walker at around 9am today in woodland near the village of Higham. He has not yet been formally identified.
Kent Police is currently liaising with the Garda in the Republic of Ireland in relation to whether the man is the same person the Garda was seeking in relation to an alleged offence last weekend.
A post-mortem revealed that Mawere had died from asphyxiation. She was fully clothed when she was found, with a plastic bag covering her head.
Gardaí appealed on Monday for anyone who might have seen a man carrying a large luggage bag in the area of Cabra and Stoneybatter on Saturday afternoon and evening.
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The comments so far are a disgrace. 2 families have lost loved ones, but hey since they are non Irish and Black so they are of lesser importance in Irish eyes.
Am i missing something other than your comment i saw nothing about “non irish” or “black” in the pervious comments.
Some comments before mine have since been removed
Don’t put every Irish person in to one category because of the comments of a small few.
Will save the state a good few
Pounds anyway with no big investigation or trial ! ! ! !
Im sure thats her family and friends main concern….
Mr dublin i bet if dat was ur daughter,sister or ur mum…u will have said something better…shame
We’d be paying in euros, Dylan, you moron!
Pretty vague details – which I guess are to be expected.
Guy found in England – might have committed murder.
I do honestly hope that the family get closure from this absolutely horrendous crime very soon.
Can’t begin to imagine what they are going through, and I never ever want to imagine it.
With regard to previous comment – I was referring to not having to go through the process of a murder trial and the lining of all the solicitors and barristers pockets with the tax payers
Money – and also having to pay to keep the killer in jail for the foreseeable future ! ! !
Its our money !
Should probably stop digging that hole now.
What has happened is terrible for both families,but don’t turn what clearly is not an issue of race into one.Two people are dead and one family denied justice if the man who was found dead in England was in fact gulity of the suitcase killing.Finally RIP to both of them.
In that case no one can ever comment on anything they read in the media cause no one EVER knows the full details. Thanks. Clear as mud.
Was my comment removed?
It was, I personally don’t think it deserved censorship, even though i thought it was an insensitive comment when the facts of the case are not known.
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