Stardust probe ‘unlikely to find new evidence’

FAMILIES of Stardust victims face an uphill battle to unearth fresh evidence that would throw new light on the tragedy, gardaí who were part of the original investigation have warned.

A retired forensics expert said the damage to some bodies not shown to relatives was so severe that even modern techniques would struggle to extract information from the remains.

Retired detective inspector Brendan McArdle, formerly of the Garda Technical Bureau, said: “You could not print what we saw and dealt with. There were horrific injuries to those who were really engulfed in the fire.”