waterford

A woman has died and a man has been arrested following an assault in Waterford city. Emergency services responded to an incident at a property in the Grange Heights housing estate at around 6.15pm yesterday. A woman, in her 40s, was discovered with serious injuries. She was taken to University Hospital Waterford, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. A man, aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene. He is being held at a garda station in the Waterford Division and it is understood that he and the victim were known to each other. The man can detained for a total of 24 hours - exclu