Irish away jersey worn by victim gave gardaí vital clue

IT WAS the jersey of an Irish away strip worn by Farah Swaleh Noor on the day he died that provided the vital clue in helping gardaí to identify the victim whose headless torso and other body parts were found floating in the Royal Canal on March 30 last year.

Faced with such few identifying marks and the pale condition of the body parts, due to being submerged in water for a lengthy period, investigating officers initially believed the victim was a white male.

However, forensic tests subsequently revealed that it was actually the body of a black African man.