Heartache for Ryan family as body not released

THE family of Gerry Ryan have had to endure further heartache as a delay in conducting a postmortem has meant they have not been able to receive his body.

The 53-year-old 2FM broadcaster, who was found dead in his city centre apartment in Dublin on Friday afternoon, may not be laid to rest until later in the week as the bank holiday has meant a postmortem might not be carried out until tomorrow.

His body was discovered by his partner, Melanie Verwoerd, when she and a builder working nearby entered Mr Ryan’s Upper Leeson St apartment at Friday lunchtime after colleagues had been unable to contact him.