A woman in her 50s is dead after yesterday's incident.
Local people are in shock this morning after the fatal assault of a woman in Laois yesterday.
Emergency services found the woman who was aged in her 50s when they were called to a house on Church St. in Portlaoise shortly after midday.
A man aged in his 70s was arrested at the scene and is now being questioned by Gardai.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to contact Portlaoise Garda Station.
Independent Laois TD Brian Stanley says it's a tragic situation:
'There's too many women dying due to violent crimes'.
That's according to Laois TD Brian Stanley as emergency services found the body of a woman who was aged in her 50s on Church St. in Portlaoise shortly after midday yesterday.
The Independent Rep says society needs to get a handle on this:
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