Man questioned over ‘murder’ of missing boy, 8, found dead

Danny Rigg

Published December 17, 2024 2:20pm Updated December 17, 2024 2:21pm

Kyran Durnin was last seen in 2022 when he was six years old (Picture: PA)

A suspect in the murder of missing eight-year-old Kyran Durnin has been found dead.

Kyran, from Co Louth in Ireland, was reported missing along with his mother Dayla in August this year, but police believe he was killed two years ago. Dayla was later🐓 found without him in Great Britain.

Two people a🐈rrested in connection with his murder have since been released without charge.

One of those – a man inꦛ his 30s – has now been found dead at a house in Drogheda, w🐷hich was searched while he was under arrest last week.

The unnamed man, who has a history of violent offending, had access to Kyran in the period before the boy’s♌ last known sighting, The Irish Times reports.

Kyran’s remains have♒ not been found, despite searches in Dundalk and Drogheda since October, when the missing person case was upgraded to a murder investigation༒.

The dec🅘eased man is suspected of having covered up Kyran’s disappearance by misleading child protection services, reports.

A mechanical digger used by Gardai leaves the area as a search of waste ground continues behind a house in Dundalk, Co Louth, in the investigation into the suspected murder of eight-year-old Kyran Durnin. The former family home, garden and adjoining ground is being searched and will be subject to technical and forensic examinations. An Garda Siochana said the purpose of the search is to discover any evidence which might provide clues to Kyran's whereabouts or what has happened to him. Picture date: Thursday October 24, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story IRISH Durnin. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire — Police used a mechanical digger to search the area around Kyran Durnin’s former family home in Dundalk on October 24 (Picture: Brian Lawless/PA)

A member of the Gardai search team, as officers investigate the suspected murder of eight-year-old Kyran Durnin. An Garda Siochana said the purpose of the search is to discover any evidence which might provide clues to Kyran's whereabouts or what has happened to him. Picture date: Tuesday October 22, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story IRISH Durnin. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire — Police said the search of Kyran Durnin’s former home was to find evidence of his whereabouts or fate (Picture: Niall Carson/PA)

The man’s death is believed to be a ‘personal tragedy’, 🌳police 💯said.

In a statement, police said: ‘Earlier today, Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted following the discov🐭ery of a body of a male aged in his 30s in a domestic residence in Dr𓆏ogheda, County Louth.

‘The local Coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged. The outcome of the post-mortem will determine the cour☂se of the investigation.

‘No additionaಞl information is avail🌳able at this time.’

Kyran hasn’t been 🏅seen sℱince May 2022, when he was a pupil at a primary school in the town of Dundalk, where he had lived in a house for several years.

After a missing person report was filed in August, police issued an appeal including a picture of him when he was about six years old, along with a description of the clothes he w🐻as wearing.

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