Anthony Maguire, a suspect in the murder of Kyran Durnin, took his own life last week after receiving death threats. He denied involvement in Durnin's disappearance and death, but a woman claimed Durnin vanished while under Maguire's care.
A suspect in the murder of Kyran Durnin who took his own life last week had received a number of death threats . Anthony Maguire was told his home would be burned down if he didn’t leave Drogheda, Co Louth. The windows of the property were smashed before he died last week. One neighbour said: “Anthony was a gentle giant and he was told his house would be torched if he didn’t leave the area. He was very upset and worried about his children. He loved those kids.
” During intense questioning by gardai Maguire insisted he had nothing to do with Kyran’s disappearance and death. But a woman he knew told detectives Kyran vanished while he was being looked after by Maguire. She also claimed he provided a child who he pretended to be Kyran for meetings with social workers. He denied any involvement in providing the decoy child and claimed the youngster was on a playdate with the woman’s other children when he was brought to a Tusla meeting. A Garda source said: “The woman threw Anthony Maguire under a bus. He was adamant he was not involved in Kyran going missing or his murder. We believe he did get involved in the use of a decoy child pretending to be Kyran for the social workers. The use of this child was discovered by gardai and not Tusla as has been previously stated. “It was us who discovered Kyran had been effectively missing for over two years and raised the alarm bells, not the social workers. What we are dealing with is a tragic and shocking case. “We are going through every moment of Kyran’s life from the day he was born and have spoken to numerous family members and other relatives who were involved in his life at different stages. We know when he was much younger he was looked after by another person for over a yea
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