Mother of murdered Canal man may aid Garda hunt

The mother of a Somalian national, whose headless corpse was discovered in Dublin’s Royal Canal, may travel to Ireland to aid the garda investigation into her son’s death, it emerged today.

Inspector Christopher Mangan told the Dublin City Coroner’s Court the dismembered remains of Farah Swaleh Noor, aged 38, from Kismayo in Somalia, were identified by DNA tests.