Man makes Galway court appearance in connection with body find

A 35-year-old man has appeared in court in Galway charged in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Juris Buls.

Sergejs Krauze with an address in Glenamaddy was charged with withholding information.

Thirty-year-old Mr Buls, who is Latvian, has been missing from his home in Glenamaddy for more than two weeks.

Gardaí discovered a body in a wooded area of Glenamaddy yesterday evening.

The body has not yet been formally identified but it is believed to be that of Mr Buls.

The Deputy State Pathologist Michael Curtis is on his way to Galway where a full post mortem will be carried out later today.