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Post-mortem on body of man discovered in Wexford quarry completed

The man (40s) and woman (30s) remain in Garda custody at this time.

A POST-MORTEM ON the body of a 27-year-old man discovered in a quarry in Wexford has now been completed, gardaí have said.

The body of the man, who had been reported missing on 15 October, was discovered yesterday at Shelmalier Commons, Co.Wexford . A man in his 40s and a woman in his 30s were arrested yesterday and remain in garda custody.

A post-mortem was completed by State Pathologist Sally Ann Collis. The results of the post-mortem are not being released for operational reasons.

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