An investigation is under way after the body of a six-year-old boy was discovered in a car in County Waterford.
The boy’s body was found in the Dunmore East area shortly after midnight.
His body has been removed to University Hospital Waterford, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.
A woman in her late 30s was arrested near the scene and is being detained at a garda station in Waterford, where she can be questioned for up to 24 hours
Medical attention is also being made available to the woman as required while in custody.
The scene has been preserved for a forensic examination and the State Pathologist’s Office has been informed.
Gardaí said the results of the post-mortem will determine the course of their investigation.
