Disappeared: Fragments of human remains found in search for Joe Lynskey
Fragments of human remains have been found at a site that was previously searched for remains of Joe Lynskey, the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) has said.Mr Lynskey, from west Belfast, is one of the Disappeared - a group of 17 people who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.DNA tests showed that remains found at a previous search of Annyalla Cemetery in County Monaghan were not that of Mr Lynskey.On Friday, the ICLVR said that information came to them "indicating another small area of interest within the confines of the cemetery", not another grave site.
The State Pathologist has been notified and the remains have been taken away for technical examination.The Lynskey family have been informed of the development."We know only too well that the Lynskey family have had hopes raised before only to be bitterly disappointed and so, as ever, expectations have to be managed," Eamonn Henry, lead investigator of the ICLVR said."The process of identification could take some time and we will continue to offer the family what support we can."
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