A Vigil Mass has been organised for Clonmel midwife Grace Benyin.

The body of the mother of four was discovered by a person out walking in the countryside near the Holy Year Cross, around 4km south of Clonmel, on Monday.

A postmortem was carried out at University Hospital Waterford by State Pathologist, Dr Heidi Okkers.

Gardaí say that the death of the 36-year-old native of Ghana is being treated as a “personal tragedy.”

Grace was last seen in Clonmel during the morning of November 21st.

Locals in Clonmel had organised searches and held vigils in the aftermath of her disappearance.

The “Find Grace Benyin” Facebook page issued a statement saying it had organised a GoFundMe page to assist the family.

The statement added: “We are coming together as a community to honor the life of Grace Benyin, a compassionate midwife, loving mother, cherished daughter, sister, and mother to many. She leaves behind her four children, aged 5, 7, 9, and 15 and her husband, as well as her family in Ghana. In this time of loss, we can show the strength of our community by supporting her.”

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