Body in canal woman 'was assaulted'

A PRIVATELY funded forensic report has concluded that a woman found in a canal died as a result of a violent assault, contradicting Garda findings that her death was a tragic accident.

- TRAGEDY Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch, 23, from Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh, was discovered in the Ulster Canal in Monaghan on St Patrick’s Day 2024, around 30 hours after she was last seen following a night out.

Gardai believe she fell from a bridge and are not treating her death as suspicious.