Search for body of disappeared Columba McVeigh called off

A new search for the remains of a teenager kidnapped and murdered by the IRA nearly 40 years ago has been called off.

Search for body of disappeared Columba McVeigh called off

A new search for the remains of a teenager kidnapped and murdered by the IRA nearly 40 years ago has been called off.

Relatives of Columba McVeigh, 19, from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, who is believed to have been buried in bogland near the border, said they are devastated.

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