PSNI officers fail to identify body found in canal

DETECTIVES in the North investigating the disappearance of a man thought to have been abducted by the IRA, last night, said they have been unable to formally identify a body recovered from a canal.

However, police confirmed the car in which the body was found belonged to Gareth O’Connor who has not been seen since leaving his home in Armagh City in May 2003.

A PSNI spokeswoman said a post-mortem examination failed to identify the body or establish the cause of death.