An elderly woman has died following an incident at St Vincent de Paul Home for the elderly, the parliamentary secretariat said.

Few details were given about the case.

The secretariat said the woman was hurt when she was being put to bed via a lifter. The secretariat did not give the dynamics of the incident, which took place on Friday.

It said that the woman died on Saturday, and that a magisterial inquiry is taking place.

No personal details about the woman were provided.