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Gardaí Issue Fresh Appeal in Kyran Durnin Case as Murder Inquiry Continues

Detectives report over 570 investigative actions with nearly 30,000 hours of CCTV seized.

Overview

  • Kyran, who would now be nine, is treated as missing presumed dead, with investigators saying he may have died up to three years ago.
  • The last known images of Kyran date to June 2022 when he was six, and he was reported missing in August 2024.
  • Two people were arrested on suspicion of murder and later released without charge, including a woman in her 20s and a 36-year-old man who was subsequently found dead in a case treated as a personal tragedy.
  • Searches covered three homes and adjoining lands with excavation work, and investigators seized and analyzed multiple electronic devices.
  • Gardaí renewed their public appeal for any information and provided contacts for Drogheda Garda Station and the Garda Confidential Line, stressing that even minor details could be important.