Gardaí launch final identified pictures of lacking schoolboy Kyran Durnin

Gardaí investigating the alleged homicide of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin have launched images of what they imagine to be the final identified pictures of him earlier than his disappearance.

Kyran, who could be eight years previous at the moment if he had been nonetheless alive, was reported lacking in August this yr, however investigators suspect he could have been killed two years in the past.

A homicide investigation was launched in October, however Gardaí imagine he could have died in 2022, when he was six years previous.

It emerged that Kyran had not been seen since Could 2022, when he was a pupil at a neighborhood major faculty in Dundalk.

Nonetheless, gardaí have confirmed that as a part of their ongoing investigations, new pictures of Kyran, taken in June 2022 when he was six years previous, had been supplied to the investigation workforce.

A person and girl suspected of being murdered over the previous two weeks have been arrested, whereas three home properties and adjoining land had been additionally searched.

Earlier this week, the person arrested was discovered lifeless.

Gardaí stated emergency providers had been contacted following the invention of the person’s physique at a home in Drogheda on Tuesday.

The person was round thirty years previous.

Investigators say they’ve acquired widespread help from the general public.

In addition they stated they had been conscious of quite a few public feedback concerning the investigation, together with hypothesis, rumors and theories about what may need occurred to Kyran.

“The Garda Síochána continues to attraction to the general public, regardless of all data being within the public area, to not assume that the investigation workforce is aware of what data they could maintain,” a spokesperson stated.

“Any data, regardless of how insignificant, will probably be welcomed by the investigation workforce. This data will probably be handled with the strictest confidentiality.

The Garda investigation workforce could be contacted at Drogheda Garda Station on 041 987 4200, on the Garda Confidential Line on (1800) 666 111 or by way of any Garda Station.