DNA evidence may prove pivotal in Melanie case

Gardaí will know as early as today if they have a DNA match linking a key suspect to last week’s murder of Melanie McCarthy.

Gardaí have retrieved a “clear image” from a CCTV camera of a suspect which was recovered from where the killers of the 16-year-old dumped their jeep last Tuesday night.

Garda sources said they don’t yet know if this man was in the jeep, but have established from his record and his criminal associates that he “fits the picture” and is “well prepared” to kill.