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Police investigating the disappearance of Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin have arrested a person on suspicion of homicide.

Kyran, who can be eight if nonetheless alive, was reported lacking in August of this 12 months however gardaí (Eire’s police pressure) suspect he vanished greater than two years in the past.

The lacking baby investigation was upgraded to a homicide inquiry in October regardless that a physique has not been discovered.

Gardai (Eire’s police pressure) mentioned the aim of contemporary searches in Drogheda was to find any proof which can cause them to Kyran’s present whereabouts or inform what has occurred to him.

On Monday, a lady was arrested and questioned by gardai earlier than being launched with out cost 24 hours later.

Kyran was reported lacking to police on 30 August alongside his mom, who was later discovered within the UK. Nonetheless, it’s now believed he might have died when he was six years previous, after not being seen since leaving college in 2022.

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In late October, investigators searched a former household house in Dundalk and adjoining land.

Final month the Youngster and Household Company, Tusla, despatched a report on their engagement with Kyran and his household to the Minister for Youngsters, Roderic O’Gorman.

Mr O’Gorman mentioned he couldn’t disclose or publish any particulars of the report as there may be an ongoing garda investigation into the presumed dying of the boy.

Requested whether or not he recognized any failings from the report, Mr O’Gorman beforehand mentioned: “From what I’ve seen, there are components which can be of concern when it comes to the general state response.

“I requested Tusla to undertake their very own overview and produce ahead any proposals or modifications that they should make to their operations, their procedures.”

Eire’s Particular Rapporteur on Youngster Safety, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, has known as for a full public inquiry to determine how Kyran went lacking for 2 years with out anybody noticing.