A post-mortem took place on the man's remains on Sunday evening at Sligo Hospital.

The man's body was discovered in the early hours of this morning.

A man in his 50s received non-life threatening injuries following the altercation

Jozef Puska was arrested and charged with Ashling's murder last month

A man was hospitalised at the end of January when he was struck by a vehicle in a local housing estate.

The assault was interrupted by two young men who heard the victim screaming.

Criticisms have been raised over the in house investigation conducted by the department.

The attack on the 17 year old girl comes just weeks after the murder of Ashling Murphy.