Man and woman found dead at house in Bray, Co Wicklow

Two bodies have been discovered at a house in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Gardaí from Dublin Metropolitan Region East are investigating the discovery, which was made shortly after 8am on Wednesday.

The deceased were a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s, found at an address on Old Connaught Avenue, Bray. Both individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene.

“The scene has been preserved for examination by the Garda Technical Bureau. The local coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified and postmortem examinations will be arranged,” gardaí said in a statement.

The Irish Times understands the deceased man was found outside the property while the woman’s remains were discovered inside the house.

Both appeared to have injuries and gardaí are trying to determine if they were subjected to violence by a third party, though that is just one line of inquiry.

Sources said the results of the postmortems, and the forensic examination at the house, would determine if the deaths were murders.

Residents of the Cois Cairn housing estate were reluctant to speak on Wednesday morning as gardaí erected a blue scene tent and screen in front of one of the semidetached bungalows.

Numerous gardaí were in attendance. Some neighbours stood in their doorways or in small groups outside their houses. One woman, who declined to be named, said she knew the deceased and commented on the “tragedy”.

At about 12.30pm members of the Garda technical team arrived at the scene, followed by members of the Garda Divisional Crime squad.

All of the resources of a murder inquiry have been committed to the case.

A senior investigating officer has been appointed and an incident room has been established at Dún Laoghaire Garda station.

“The outcome of the postmortems will assist gardaí in determining the course of the investigation,” gardaí said in a statement.