Man, 60s, arrested on suspicion of murder of Annie McCarrick as gardai launch new forensic search of house & garden
GARDAI have arrested a man, aged in his 60s, on suspicion of the murder of Annie McCarrick.
The 26-year-old American woman, who was described by pals as "tall, broad and feisty, was last seen on March 26, 1993 in Sandymount, Co
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Annie with her mum Nancy McCarrick
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder Annie McCarrick
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The man, who is aged in his 60s, was arrested by detectives from Irishtown this morning on suspicion of murder.
He is being detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be quizzed for up to 24 hours.
Gardai are also conducting a search of a house in Clondalkin in west Dublin as part of the investigation.
Elements of that house and garden will be searched and subject of both technical and forensic examinations.
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Officers stressed that the current residents of this home are not connected in anyway with Annie or her disappearance.
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Annie McCarrick went missing from her home in Sandymount in 1993
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