An unnamed man, in his 30s, who was arrested last week in connection to the suspected murder of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin, has been found dead at a home in Drogheda
A man arrested in connection with the suspected murder of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin has been found dead.
The man, in his 30s but not yet named, was held at a Garda station last week before being released without charge on Friday. Officers have now revealed emergency services were contacted following the discovery of a man’s body at a house in Drogheda on Tuesday, days after the insisted to neighbours Kyran’s disappearance was “nothing to do with him”.
Officers said the local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged. The next course of the investigation will depend on the outcome of the examination, gardai confirmed.
A murder investigation was launched in October after the disappearance of eight-year-old Kyran, who was potentially missing for two years before authorities were alerted. It is suspected that the boy, who was reported missing in August, might have died in 2022 when he was six.
Last week, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said they had been “inundated” with information from the public. He said: “When we put out an appeal for information, right back on October 14, we were inundated with information from the public. We’re really pleased to see that because that provided us with a lot of leads, a lot of inquiries for us to follow through. As this investigation opens out, we’ll start to learn more about where we are, who the suspects are, and then what we need to do to prove what happened to young Kyran.”
Last Tuesday, a woman was arrested and questioned by gardai before being released without charge 24 hours later. Last week, gardai searched two homes in Drogheda, which involved a forensic and intrusive examination of one of the properties. Gardai said the aim of the search was to find evidence which may reveal where Kyran is or what happened to him.
In late October, investigators searched a former family home in Dundalk and adjoining land. Ireland’s Child and Family Agency Tusla submitted a report on its engagement with Kyran and his family to the Minister for Children last month.
Minister Roderic O’Gorman said he could not disclose or publish any details of the report as there is an ongoing Garda investigation into the presumed death of the boy. Gardai are still appealing to anyone with information about Kyran, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact the investigation team.