Foot found on beach belongs to missing man

A boot containing a foot found on a Dublin beach was identified as that of a man who’d gone missing 10 months earlier.

Further remains of Stephen Davitt, 47, from Stamullen in Co Meath, were trawled by a fishing vessel off Howth. Forensic DNA evidence was used to link the body parts, an inquest at Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.

Mr Davitt was last seen alive at Mornington Beach in Co Meath on January 24, 2015. Witness, Barry Mullen, noticed a jeep driving along a dirt track near the shore and later saw Mr Davitt swimming out to sea.