Body found in Disappeared search removed from bog as family watches

The body of a man believed to be one of the IRA’s Disappeared victims was moved from a bog in Co Meath yesterday as family members looked on.

Body found in Disappeared search removed from bog as family watches

Remains thought to be those of newlywed Brendan Megraw, from Twinbrook, west Belfast, were discovered by a drainage ditch in the middle of Oristown bog, Co Meath, on Wednesday.

Following preliminary examinations at the scene, the remains were placed in a wooden coffin yards from where his brother Sean was being comforted by relatives.

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