DNA test for mystery bones

DNA tests are to be carried out on bone samples dug from a Northern Ireland grave in a bid to solve a 30-year identity mystery, it emerged today.

DNA tests are to be carried out on bone samples dug from a Northern Ireland grave in a bid to solve a 30-year identity mystery, it emerged today.

The remains are to be sent to a specialist laboratory in Birmingham for expert examination.

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