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Arrest after two people found dead in Carndonagh, Donegal | Arrest after two people found dead in Carndonagh, Donegal |
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A man has been arrested after two people were found dead in a house in Carndonagh in County Donegal. | A man has been arrested after two people were found dead in a house in Carndonagh in County Donegal. |
The bodies of the man and woman, who were in their 70s, were found at the house just after 09:00 BST on Thursday. | The bodies of the man and woman, who were in their 70s, were found at the house just after 09:00 BST on Thursday. |
Their names have not yet been released. | Their names have not yet been released. |
A man, believed to be in his 40s, is being held at Buncrana police station | A man, believed to be in his 40s, is being held at Buncrana police station |
Martin McDermott, a Fianna Fail councillor for the area, said the town was in a state of shock. | Martin McDermott, a Fianna Fail councillor for the area, said the town was in a state of shock. |
"People are numbed with what has happened, the two people are well known in the local community so there's been a very sad reaction to the news." | "People are numbed with what has happened, the two people are well known in the local community so there's been a very sad reaction to the news." |
"Distraught" | |
BBC Radio Foyle reporter, Gerry Bradley, has been to the scene. | |
"It's in an area called Churchtown, about half a mile outside Carndonagh, and you can see the garda [police] cordons at a large double-fronted house. | |
"People have been coming and going all morning, which I presume to be a mix of family and perhaps members of the forensic teams. | |
"These deaths have caused great shock in a close-knit community," he said. | |
"Local people have told me they are distraught." |