Murder ruled out in Mullingar death of Strabane man

The exact cause of death of 31-year-old Tony Kelly will not however become clear until the Inquest into his death is held.

Murder had initially been considered a possibility after Mr Kelly's body was discovered in the communal hallway of an apartment block at Grove Court in Mullingar, where the deceased had been living.

State pathologist, Professor Marie Cassidy, carried out a post mortem on the remains on Tuesday. Investigating Garda later announced there were not seeking anyone else in connection with the death.

Superintendent John Gantly said that Garda would, however, carrying out enquiries in preparation for the coroner's court.

The area around Tony Kelly's apartment was cordoned off on Monday morning after a resident found the body at around 7am and alerted the police.

Scene of crime investigators and forensic teams were called to the apartment block and the Garda requested that the state pathologist attend the scene in the belief, at that point, that the death was suspicious.

Shock reverberated across Mullingar as word spread of Mr Kelly's death, a well known figure, who worked as manager of the grocery department of Dunnes Stores in the town.

Distraught parents, Mr and Mrs Hugh Kelly, travelled to Mullingar on Monday.