Identity of man in bog confirmed

Gardaí have solved an eight-year mystery concerning the identity of a body found near Lough Inagh in Connemara by tracing the origins of the deceased’s sunglasses case.

The man, now identified as German Arno Schmitz, was found on December 8, 2006 in woods. A postmortem found no evidence of trauma or injury.

Mr Schmitz was found with a small bag containing a grapefruit juice carton and a glasses case with a pair of Rayban sunglasses and a cleaning cloth.