Gardaí launch double murder probe over burnt bodies

Gardaí last night officially launched a double murder investigation after autopsies on the remains of two men found in a burnt-out car in Louth on Wednesday night confirmed they had suffered gunshot wounds.

The murder enquiry is being led by Superintendent Gerry Curley, Dundalk, who last night appealed for “anybody who knows anything about what happened, including the associates of the deceased, to contact the gardaí in confidence”.

Supt Curley said it was a “possibility” the deaths were related to gangland activity or drugs.