DNA may be pivotal in Athlone death investigation.
Gardai investigating the suspicious death of a woman in the Midlands last week are hoping that DNA tests may help solve the case.
Detectives believe the victim Lillian Scanlon, who was in her 40's, was involved in a row at her home at Valley Court Athlone around the time of her death in the early hours of last Friday morning.
Ms Scanlon was discovered dead on the kitchen floor of the house at 10 o'clock on Friday morning by a woman who had stayed in the house overnight.
Gardai believe the victim, her house guest and at least two other people had been drinking in the house on Thursday night.
While blood was found at the scene Ms Scanlon had no obvious trauma injuries
Members of the Garda Technical Bureau carried out extensive testing in the house on Friday.
Gardai believe the results of some of these tests may help to solve the crime.
The death is still being officially treated by gardai as suspicious.
Ms Scanlon had been living in Athlone for some time but was originally from Clara Co. Offaly.