Anxious wait for missing woman’s children as charred remains found

A MISSING woman’s four young children face a traumatic 48 hours as they wait to find out whether human remains discovered on farmland in Donegal are that of their mother.

The charred remains were discovered by gardaí searching for Dolores McCrea, who has been missing since Tuesday evening after saying goodbye to her children and telling them she was going to a darts match in Donegal town.

State Pathologist Marie Cassidy yesterday confirmed the remains were human but the garda heading the investigation said it was too early for a positive identification.