LIVE: Gardai investigating death of woman in Roscommon seek to track movements of car
The body of Mirjana Pap, 58, was discovered on farmlands on Monday - two days after she was reported missing
Gardaí investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on farmlands in County Roscommon earlier his week have issued an appeal for information about the movements of a car.
The body of the woman - named locally as 58-year-old Mirjana Pap - was discovered in a remote area at Curraghaleen, around 10km outside Athlone on Monday afternoon. She was last seen in the town in the early hours of Saturday and was the subject of a missing person appeal over the weekend.
A major garda investigation is ongoing and Ms Pap's body has been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Galway for a post-mortem examination by the Deputy State Pathologist.
At least one property in Athlone has been examined and it's understood a number of cars have also been seized by gardai.
In an update, issued this New Year's Eve, gardai said they are particularly interested in establishing the movements of a silver 08G-registered Peugeot 207 (similar to below).
The timeframe in question relates to the period between 11am and 12 midday on Saturday, December 28.
Any motorists who travelled along these routes within this timeframe are asked to provide gardaí with dash-cam footage.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Athlone garda station on 090 649 8550, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
Mirjana Pap, who is originally from Croatia, had been living and working in the Athlone area for a number of years.