Saturday 25 May, 2013
Gardaà say initial indications are that foul play is not suspected but that they are reviewing all missing person files for the area.
The remains of some 1.13 million Japanese soldiers still lie in a vast area somewhere between Russia and remote southern Pacific islands.
The 78-year-old had been missing since December 2012.
The body of a fully-clothed male was found shortly before 11am; a full post-mortem is due later this evening.
Two fishermen were rescued after being lost for three months – but there are fears they may have eaten one of their companions to stay alive.
The Justice Minister says that remains found at sea are particularly difficult to identify using DNA testing.
North Wales Police confirmed that the remains found in a shallow pool on Wednesday have been identified as missing 37-year-old Catherine Gowing from Offaly.
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Arkinson was 15 when she went missing and is believed to have been murdered. Police say they have received new information on the case.
The Irish-Australian outlaw’s remains were discovered in a mass grave outside an old prison last year and will be given to his descendants for first time since his 1880 execution.
The head was the last remaining body part of the victim to be recovered in the gruesome case.
Gardaà are seeking to identify the remains of a man aged around 30 years old who may have travelled from Galway.
The body parts came from victims of incidents investigated by the authority in the North.
Teenager Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, disappeared in 1983.
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A forensic examination is expected to begin on the remains today.
Gardaà were alerted to the situation by members of the public who were walking in the area this morning.
An image of the child’s skeleton has been captured as it lies. Yesterday the remains of a 17th century adult were uncovered in the same Smithfield digging site.
The man’s body is thought to have lain on a small piece of land in St James’s Park for up to three years.
The 15-year-old’s family have “suffered for too long” since her disappearance 17 years ago, police have said.
Gardaà have said that the remains are those of Bernie Gavan, who went missing in 2007.
THE STATE PATHOLOGIST has arrived at the scene where skeletal remains were found in Dublin today.
The remains were dicovered about 1pm today at Tolka Valley Park and gardai preserved the scene. State Pathologist Marie Cassidy is at the site and gardai say that it appears that the remains have been there “for some time”. The Garda Technical Bureau is also attending the scene of the find.
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