Man held after body of missing foreigner found

A 35-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody in relation to the disappearance of a Latvian man in Galway.

The body of a man discovered in the Glenamaddy area on Saturday evening has been identified as that of 30-year-old Juris Bols from Latvia.

Sergeis Krauze, a Latvian national with an address at Dudley Heights, Glenamaddy, Co Galway was remanded in custody when he appeared before a special sitting of Tuam District Court in Galway city yesterday.

Krauze was charged with withholding information in connection with the disappearance of compatriot Mr Bols.

Mr Bols was last seen alive at his house at Ballymore Road in Glenamaddy on Thursday July 7, when he left for work at Titan Plastics in the north Galway town.

Gardaí investigating his disappearance discovered the body on Saturday evening in woods close to the village of Creggs on the Galway- Roscommon border, around 10km from where he lived.

Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis travelled to Co Galway yesterday to carry out a postmortem examination.

In court yesterday, gardaí opposed a bail application from Krauze on a number of grounds. Inspector Mick O’Dwyer outlined a number of objections to bail.

Judge Geoffrey Browne refused bail and remanded Krauze in custody to appear before Tuam District Court tomorrow.