Gardaí await autopsy to determine if woman was assaulted before balcony fall

Gardaí are awaiting the results of a post‑mortem examination to establish whether a woman who died after falling from an upper‑floor balcony in Belmayne, north Dublin, was assaulted beforehand.

The woman, Irish and in her mid‑30s, was found with serious injuries outside a block of apartments on Main Street, Belmayne, on Monday afternoon, 28 September. Initial emergency calls suggested she had “jumped” from the balcony, but investigators are treating the incident as an alleged assault.

Garda sources said they are examining all possibilities, including an accidental fall, a deliberate push, or a scenario where a dispute near the balcony led to her being struck and then falling. Several people were present in the apartment at the time.

A male in his 20s was arrested on Tuesday, 29 September, in connection with the investigation but was released without charge on Wednesday pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions. His relationship to the deceased is unclear, and it is not believed she lived at the apartment, as her address is in the Holywell area of Swords, north County Dublin.

The Garda statement confirmed the woman was taken to Beaumont Hospital, where she died on Wednesday, 30 October. A Garda family liaison officer is providing support to her relatives, and investigators continue to appeal for witnesses or video footage from the area between 3 pm and 3.45 pm on the day of the incident.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Joaquin Carfagna / Pexels.