A person arrested final week over the suspected homicide of a lacking Irish schoolboy has been discovered useless.

Irish police consider Kyran Durnin, who was reported lacking in August, might have died in 2022 when he was six years outdated.

The person, who was in his 30s, was discovered useless in a home in Drogheda, County Louth right this moment after he was launched with out cost final Friday.

Officers stated the native coroner has been notified and a autopsy examination will probably be organized.

The end result of the autopsy examination will decide the course of the investigation, police stated. It’s understood from early indications that it’s a private tragedy.

Police searched two properties in Drogheda final week, which concerned a forensic and intrusive examination of one of many properties.

The search aimed to seek out proof that will reveal the place Kyran is or what occurred to him, police stated.

Investigators beforehand searched a former household house in Dundalk and adjoining land in October.

A lady was additionally arrested and questioned by police final Tuesday earlier than being launched with out cost 24 hours later.

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A homicide investigation was launched in October after Kyran’s disappearance. He was probably lacking for 2 years earlier than authorities have been alerted.

Final week, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris stated that they had been “inundated” with info from the general public.

“Definitely after we put out an enchantment for info, proper again on 14 October, we have been inundated with info from the general public. We’re actually happy to see that as a result of that offered us with a number of leads, a number of inquiries for us to comply with via,” he stated.

“As this investigation opens out, we’ll begin to be taught extra about the place we’re, who the suspects are, after which what we have to do to show what occurred to younger Kyran.”