Last positive sighting of Kyran was in 2022, and missing persons case has been upgraded to a murder investigation
Gardaí have expanded their search of the child's former home in Dundalk to nearby wasteland, with excavations due to continue on Thursday. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy/The Irish TimesThe last positive sighting of Kyran Durnin was at the end of the school year in 2022, when he was aged six. Last week, it emerged the boy had been taken out of school at that time, with officials assuming he had moved to a school in Northern Ireland.
Gardaí now suspect Kyran was not with his mother when she went missing. They received information from someone known to the child indicating he was already dead, prompting officers to formally begin a murder investigation.‘Slow travel? I like travelling using fastest modes. But I’m persuaded to go on a 16-day trip designed around trains’
Rivals: The thrusting bum is intercut with spurting soap and overflowing champagne. We are in safe, if filthy, hands A public appeal is issued for information on the disappearance of the young boy and a murder investigation is confirmed. As of now, gardaí do not know where Kyran’s remains may be located or how he died. Despite opening a murder investigation, gardaí have not ruled out the possibility his death was accidental.Gardaí carry out a thorough search of the Durnin family home on Emer Terrace in Dundalk, where they lived until May of this year.
Following this, gardaí expand their search of the child’s former home to nearby wasteland. The Garda search team move diggers into a green area at the back of the terrace, where excavations were due to continue on Thursday.Though Tusla had dealings with the family in previous years, Kyran was not in State care and sources said it was not suspected he was being abused.and officially flagged its concerns for the boy’s welfare.
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