Remains of elderly woman identified

HUMAN remains found on a Co Wicklow headland were yesterday confirmed as those of an elderly woman who went missing from a nearby nursing home more than two years ago.

The discovery in dense undergrowth on the side of Bray Head was made late on Tuesday afternoon by a local resident.

Gardaí yesterday said dental analysis confirmed the body was that of Alzheimer’s sufferer Maura Reynolds, 78, who vanished from a local care centre on Christmas night in 2005.