A post-mortem examination showed that she died from strangulation. The eldest son returned from a football game and found her unconscious in the apartment. The stay-at-home mum, a former child-development student in Marino College, had lived at Homestead Court Apartments for the past 11 years. Gardai spend yesterday conducting house-to-house inquiries as well as gathering CCTV footage in the area. The accused, who knew Ms Carroll, was arrested on Sunday and is due to appear in court later today.
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