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Murder inquiry after body found | Murder inquiry after body found |
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A 62-year-old woman found dead in her Armagh home was murdered, police have said. | A 62-year-old woman found dead in her Armagh home was murdered, police have said. |
Eileen Corrigan's body was found in her home at Boyds Row, near Loughgall Road, by a friend on Monday afternoon. | |
Mrs Corrigan, a widow who lived alone, was described by neighbours as "quiet and inoffensive" and was well-known in the area. | |
Police have appealed for anyone who may have seen her between last Thursday and Monday to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone who may have seen her between last Thursday and Monday to contact them. |
Detectives have been examining her home and the street has been cordoned off. | |
It is not the first time tragedy has struck the family. In 1982, her brother-in-law Peter Corrigan was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries in Armagh. |