Bog body identified as IRA Disappeared victim Megraw

The remains of Brendan Megraw, from Twinbrook, west Belfast, were discovered by a drainage ditch in the middle of Oristown bog, Co Meath, on Oct 1, as investigators prepared for an extensive dig.
Frank Murray and Ken Bloomfield, commissioners of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR), confirmed the formal identification following DNA tests at a UK lab.