Murder inquiry as body is found
GARDAÍ are treating the death of a Polish amateur runner as murder.
The victim was found dead, partially concealed, in the back garden of his own home at Briarfield, Castletroy, around 11am yesterday morning.
He has been named locally as 38-year-old Michal Rejmer, who is from Poland but had been living in Limerick for a number of years.
Gardaí said that a postmortem, to be carried out tomorrow, is needed in order to formally identify the man and determine the cause of death.
It is believed the 38-year-old died a violent death.
Two people are helping gardaí in their investigation into the death. They have not yet been arrested but sources last night said it is expected the pair will be formally arrested soon.
‘We are currently talking to two people who lived in that house at the time and they are assisting us here at the station at the moment and letting us know exactly what they know about the incident... At this time nobody has been arrested,’ Superintendent Derek Smart of Henry Street Garda station said yesterday.
Mr Rejmer worked at a McDonald’s nearby. He was reported missing three days ago on Wednesday, January 6.
Supt Smart said yesterday that no official identification had been made. ‘At this time, I’m unable to connect the missing person with the discovery of the body that we have at the scene. Because of the condition and the area where the body was found, I’m unable to do a formal identification, which will be done tomorrow at the postmortem,’ he said.
The house has been preserved for a technical examination.
Gardaí say the cause of death is not known and a postmortem is being carried out today by State pathologist Marie Cassidy at University Hospital Limerick.
Mr Rejmer was a member of Dooneen Athletic Club and was highly recognisable as he always wore a bandana while running.
Members of the club had organised a search in the Castletroy area for him yesterday.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and are carrying out house to house enquiries.